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... the greatest of all English monarchs . That was later . The Wars of the Roses in the preceding century , 1 Holinshed , 800-1 . See also Hall , 507 . 2 See Ridley , 152 , and cf. Rex , 7 . which had been fought in large part over the right.
... the greatest of all English monarchs . That was later . The Wars of the Roses in the preceding century , 1 Holinshed , 800-1 . See also Hall , 507 . 2 See Ridley , 152 , and cf. Rex , 7 . which had been fought in large part over the right.
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... Hall , 753 , and cf. Holinshed , 897 , 906 . See also Scarisbrick , 152-4 . According to Holinshed ( 907 ) , the Bishop of Bayonne ( actually , the Bishop of Tarbes ) , then French Ambassador to England , first put doubts in Henry's ...
... Hall , 753 , and cf. Holinshed , 897 , 906 . See also Scarisbrick , 152-4 . According to Holinshed ( 907 ) , the Bishop of Bayonne ( actually , the Bishop of Tarbes ) , then French Ambassador to England , first put doubts in Henry's ...
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... Hall , 583 . 2 Cited by Solt , 13. On this issue , see Scarisbrick , 194–5 , and Elton , 106–7 . 3 Rex , 7-10 . Wolsey did not share this opinion but proposed another way out , regardless of whether or not the marriage with Arthur had ...
... Hall , 583 . 2 Cited by Solt , 13. On this issue , see Scarisbrick , 194–5 , and Elton , 106–7 . 3 Rex , 7-10 . Wolsey did not share this opinion but proposed another way out , regardless of whether or not the marriage with Arthur had ...
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... Hall , 788 , 794 ; Holinshed , 928–9 . Hall says the marriage occurred on St Erkenwald's Day ( 14 November ) . Most scholars accept January 1533 , but see Diarmaid MacCulloch , Thomas Cranmer ( 1996 ) , 637-8 , who argues that two ...
... Hall , 788 , 794 ; Holinshed , 928–9 . Hall says the marriage occurred on St Erkenwald's Day ( 14 November ) . Most scholars accept January 1533 , but see Diarmaid MacCulloch , Thomas Cranmer ( 1996 ) , 637-8 , who argues that two ...
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... Hall's vituperative accounts . But what happened to Wolsey had the greatest implications for the Reformation in ... Hall and Holinshed.3 In the first part of his reign , Henry entrusted more and more affairs of state to 1 See Hall , 708 ...
... Hall's vituperative accounts . But what happened to Wolsey had the greatest implications for the Reformation in ... Hall and Holinshed.3 In the first part of his reign , Henry entrusted more and more affairs of state to 1 See Hall , 708 ...
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