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... Leicester did not come to pass . Whether the projected mission abroad itself fell through , whether it was declined by Spenser or his employment on it was spectacularly cancelled by Leicester , we do not know . And this uncertainty is ...
... Leicester did not come to pass . Whether the projected mission abroad itself fell through , whether it was declined by Spenser or his employment on it was spectacularly cancelled by Leicester , we do not know . And this uncertainty is ...
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... Leicester , was as Robert Dudley already a friend of Elizabeth before she became Queen . On her accession he was made Master of the Queen's Horse . He was married , but his wife did not come to court : she was sick of ' a malady of the ...
... Leicester , was as Robert Dudley already a friend of Elizabeth before she became Queen . On her accession he was made Master of the Queen's Horse . He was married , but his wife did not come to court : she was sick of ' a malady of the ...
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... Leicester's first wife . The episode features the hawthorn - bud , Leicester's plant badge . There was no mistaking . In the wisdom of hindsight this is seen as the most appalling indiscretion . Even had Leicester not married the lady ...
... Leicester's first wife . The episode features the hawthorn - bud , Leicester's plant badge . There was no mistaking . In the wisdom of hindsight this is seen as the most appalling indiscretion . Even had Leicester not married the lady ...
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