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... letter of Maximilian I. that the original proposition was that she should marry Henry , the son of Henry VII . , but that the latter would not consent to it , and sought her for himself . Lent by The RIGHT HON . SIR CHARLES DILKE , Bart ...
... letter of Maximilian I. that the original proposition was that she should marry Henry , the son of Henry VII . , but that the latter would not consent to it , and sought her for himself . Lent by The RIGHT HON . SIR CHARLES DILKE , Bart ...
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... letter dated May 3 , 1515 , to Sebastian Giustinian . His Majesty came into our arbour , and addressing me in French said , ' Talk with me awhile . The King of France , is he as tall as I am ? ' I told him there was little difference ...
... letter dated May 3 , 1515 , to Sebastian Giustinian . His Majesty came into our arbour , and addressing me in French said , ' Talk with me awhile . The King of France , is he as tall as I am ? ' I told him there was little difference ...
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... letters . He did not confine his attention entirely to this kind of work , as we find at Basel , as in other towns of Switzerland , many portraits which must have been painted by him at this time . Here he made the acquaintance of ...
... letters . He did not confine his attention entirely to this kind of work , as we find at Basel , as in other towns of Switzerland , many portraits which must have been painted by him at this time . Here he made the acquaintance of ...
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... letters of introduction from Erasmus to Sir Thomas More , Holbein was kindly received by the latter , was taken into his house at Chelsea , and worked there for nearly three years painting the portraits of More , his relations , and ...
... letters of introduction from Erasmus to Sir Thomas More , Holbein was kindly received by the latter , was taken into his house at Chelsea , and worked there for nearly three years painting the portraits of More , his relations , and ...
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... letters to Richard Bentley ( No. xxviii . ) Since that I went to see an old house built by Secretary Naunton . His descendant , who is a strange retired creature , was unwilling to let me see it , but we did , and little in it worth ...
... letters to Richard Bentley ( No. xxviii . ) Since that I went to see an old house built by Secretary Naunton . His descendant , who is a strange retired creature , was unwilling to let me see it , but we did , and little in it worth ...
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