. Historical portraits ... the lives of Fletcher .. . W ayso o o *i. DC<DH < w 03< -a o 5 ?°^ o ^ 2 o ARABELLA STUART 69 claims united to those of Arabella might be dangerous. This fearloomed large before Jamess suspicious eyes. He forced Seymourto renounce his betrothal, but three months later the wedding wassecretly celebrated (May 1610). When the King heard of it,Seymour was sent to the Tower, and Arabella, in spite of herentreaties, was eventually banished to Durham. On the road shefell ill, and rested some days at Barnet, whence she fled disguisedas a man and took shi
. Historical portraits ... the lives of Fletcher .. . W ayso o o *i. DC<DH < w 03< -a o 5 ?°^ o ^ 2 o ARABELLA STUART 69 claims united to those of Arabella might be dangerous. This fearloomed large before Jamess suspicious eyes. He forced Seymourto renounce his betrothal, but three months later the wedding wassecretly celebrated (May 1610). When the King heard of it,Seymour was sent to the Tower, and Arabella, in spite of herentreaties, was eventually banished to Durham. On the road shefell ill, and rested some days at Barnet, whence she fled disguisedas a man and took ship for France. Seymour had also escapedand reached Ostend safely, but Arabella was overtaken just outsideCalais. She was brought back and imprisoned in the Tower(June 1611), where she died insane four years later, the victim ofJamess timorous cruelty. From her letters she appears to havebeen simple, kind, and affectionate, while her bravery and constancyare sufficiently evident from her adventures. Her pathetic figureflits dimly across the pages of history as that of o
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