Queen Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth
Makers of History
Free DownloadThe author of this series has made it his special object to confine himself very strictly, even in the most minute details which he records, to historic truth. The narratives are not tales founded upon history, but history itself, without any embellishment or any deviations from the strict truth, so far as it can now be discovered by an attentive examination of the annals written at the time when the events themselves occurred. In writing the narratives, the author has endeavored to avail himself of the best sources of information which this country affords; and though, of course, there must be in these volumes, as in all historical accounts, more or less of imperfection and error, there is no intentional embellishment.
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He began to entertain, or to pretend to entertain, feelings of jealousy and suspicion that Anne was unfaithful to him. One day, at a sort of tournament in the park of the royal palace at Greenwich, when a great crowd of gayly-dressed ladies and gentlemen were assembled to witness the spectacle, the queen dropped her handkerchief. A gentleman whom the king had suspected of being one of her favorites picked it up. He did not immediately restore it to her. There was, besides, something in the air and manner of the gentleman, and in the attendant circumstances of the case, which the king's mind seized upon as evidence of criminal gallantry between the parties. He was, or at least pretended to be, in a great rage. He left the field immediately and went to London. The tournament was broken up in confusion, the queen was seized by the king's orders, conveyed to her palace in Greenwich, and shut up in her chamber, with a lady who had always been her rival and enemy to guard her. She was in great consternation a
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DON'T BOTHER. Seriously. If you are a fact seeker, then do yourself a favor and move on. This one is definitely not worth the read.The preface alone is ridiculous, knocking the reader over the head with the assertion that the book is 'the truth and nothing but the truth.' Mr. Abbott, thou dost protest too loudly.This book is jam packed with speculation of the emotional state of whomever the author is describing at any given time. Abbott is the ultimate drama queen and not in an entertaining way.It appears that Mr. Abbott fancied himself a writer of high literature. His writing is pretentious. Verbosity and confusing run-on sentences abound.There are exactly ZERO references to source material.
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While I have to admit that I thouroughly enjoyed the book, I was not crazy about the numerous different readers. The woman in chapter 7 sounded like she had a cold, and the woman in chapter 9...well lets just say you need to have someone new record that chapter, because I couldn't understand anything she said!! Better yet, find ONE person to do the whole reading!! The information was enthralling, exciting, and perfect for what some look for in a quick glimpse into the life of a historical figure, and I love the accounts!
04/11/2011
