. Historical portraits ... the lives of Fletcher .. . er death. Her passion for dress, formasks, theatrical entertainments, progresses, and general splendours,did much to impair her husbands finances. Her London residencewas at Somerset House, which was then called Denmark House;she also owned Oatlands and Greenwich. In state affairs she had 38 ANNE little influence, but she was the warm patron of Raleigh andfurthered his liberation from the Tower; she was hostile to the Earl ofSomerset, and favoured the advancement of George Yilliers : she didnot approve of the marriage of her daughter
. Historical portraits ... the lives of Fletcher .. . er death. Her passion for dress, formasks, theatrical entertainments, progresses, and general splendours,did much to impair her husbands finances. Her London residencewas at Somerset House, which was then called Denmark House;she also owned Oatlands and Greenwich. In state affairs she had 38 ANNE little influence, but she was the warm patron of Raleigh andfurthered his liberation from the Tower; she was hostile to the Earl ofSomerset, and favoured the advancement of George Yilliers : she didnot approve of the marriage of her daughter to the Elector Palatine,and she certainly seems to have wished for a Spanish or at leasta Catholic marriage for one of her sons. But this is about all; therewere endless stories of secret missions from Rome to her Court, notall of which can be quite devoid of foundation, but there is on theother hand good evidence that she died a Protestant, and that, inspite of some jealousies on her husbands part, that she was a loyalwife, if not a verj estimable tn •o g^ ^ u > -J 0-* •^ cS S U-. o 2 ^ fcj > o G u u U z ?— > s a ^ ^ c rt iii , o^ u •-^ ?m o c/5 V 3 T3 o Q CJ w 3 c Ci Sb Uh >< n oi •p J3 2: r K o
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