Chapter XIX: Epilogue (2)

AND ENGLISH PRINCESSES CONNECTED WITH THE REGAL SUCCESSION OF GREAT BRITAIN.

By AGNES STRICKLAND.

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Life of Margaret Tudor, Queen of James IV.

Life of Magdalene of France, First Queen of James V.

Life of Mary of Lorraine, Second Queen of James V.

Life of the Lady Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox.

Life of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland.

Life of Elizabeth Stuart, First Princess Royal of Great Britain.

Life of Sophia, Electress of Hanover.

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TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE

Italic text is denoted by _underscores_.
Bold text is denoted by =equal signs=.
The oe ligature has been replaced by 'oe' or 'OE'.

Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been
corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within
the text and consultation of external sources.

Except for those changes noted below, misspelling by the author,
and inconsistent or archaic usage, has been retained. For example,
gravediggers, grave-diggers; head-dress, headdress; riband, ribbon;
ill luck, ill-luck; tragic, tragical; somerset; essay.

See the Note at the front of the book: This etext is derived from
#216 of the 300 copies printed. The duplicates of the portraits have
been removed.

p. vii 'Counttess' replaced by 'Countess'.
p. 21 'eat nor' replaced by 'ate nor'.
p. 60 'Oroonoko' replaced by '"Oroonoko"'.
p. 62 'to so many' replaced by 'to so many eras.'.
p. 93 'Westminister' replaced by 'Westminster'.
p. 163 'ex-hairdesser' replaced by 'ex-hairdresser'.
p. 197 'Sedaine' replaced by '"Sedaine"'.
p. 229 'dénoûment' replaced by 'dénouement'.
p. 336 'dénoûments' replaced by 'dénouements'.