Peter Parley's common school history Illustrated by engravings . Bloody Mary. Elizabeth. 5. Some of the actions of queen Elizabeth were almost as bad asthose of old Harry, her father. When Mary, the beautiful queen ofScots, fled into England for protection, she caused her to be imprison-ed eighteeen years. And after those long and weary years, the poorqueen was tried and condemned to die. 6. Elizabeth was resolved upon her death, but she was loth to in-cur the odium of such a crime. She therefore endeavored to per-suade the jailer to murder her. But, as he steadfastly refused, Eliza-beth signe
Peter Parley's common school history Illustrated by engravings . Bloody Mary. Elizabeth. 5. Some of the actions of queen Elizabeth were almost as bad asthose of old Harry, her father. When Mary, the beautiful queen ofScots, fled into England for protection, she caused her to be imprison-ed eighteeen years. And after those long and weary years, the poorqueen was tried and condemned to die. 6. Elizabeth was resolved upon her death, but she was loth to in-cur the odium of such a crime. She therefore endeavored to per-suade the jailer to murder her. But, as he steadfastly refused, Eliza-beth signed the death-warrant, and the unfortunate Mary was be-headed. 7. When queen Elizabeth grew old, she could not bear to look ather gray hairs, and withered and wrinkled visage, in a glass. Hermaids of honor, therefore, had all the trouble of dressing her. Partof their business was to paint her face. The queen of course expect-ed them to make her cheeks look red and rosy. S. But, instead of putting the red paint on her cheeks, these mis-chievous maids of honor use
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