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... Henry VIII . His bark has come to har- bour . He returns to a national theme , set nearer his own day than any previous attempt , and deeply loads it with orthodox Christian feeling . Here the extravagances and profundities of the great ...
... Henry VIII . His bark has come to har- bour . He returns to a national theme , set nearer his own day than any previous attempt , and deeply loads it with orthodox Christian feeling . Here the extravagances and profundities of the great ...
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... Henry VIII Shakespeare ends his life - work with a massive and closely realistic working out of events within living memory . This great play is Shakespeare's crowning achievement , though the understanding of it has been hampered by an ...
... Henry VIII Shakespeare ends his life - work with a massive and closely realistic working out of events within living memory . This great play is Shakespeare's crowning achievement , though the understanding of it has been hampered by an ...
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... Henry V the one , and in Henry VIII the other , is transcended . For the rest , the plan of Henry VIII resembles that of King John , but is more consciously and symmetrically designed . There are three indi- vidual tragedies , all very ...
... Henry V the one , and in Henry VIII the other , is transcended . For the rest , the plan of Henry VIII resembles that of King John , but is more consciously and symmetrically designed . There are three indi- vidual tragedies , all very ...
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OUR ENGLISH HERITAGE | 1 |
ROSES AT WAR | 4 |
SAINT GEORGE FOR ENGLAND | 12 |
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