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It was a bitter moment for Anne Boleyn when she saw that what she herself had done to poor Catherine of Aragon, Jane Seymour was about to do to her.
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Posted June 21 2021
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In 1607, settler Captain John Smith was captured by the Algonquin near the English colony at Jamestown, and watched his captors’ ceremonies with rising anxiety.
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Posted May 7 2021
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Sir Walter Raleigh was within his rights to experiment with the Native American habit of smoking tobacco, but he should have told his servants first.
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Posted April 28 2021
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When young Walter Raleigh first came to the court of Queen Elizabeth I he had little more than his wardrobe in his favour, and he wore it wisely.
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Posted April 27 2021
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Henry VIII and his mistress Anne Boleyn were disappointed once again in their hopes of catching Thomas More with his fingers in the till.
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Posted April 20 2021
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Henry VII made sure that he had eyes and ears wherever they were needed to put an end to thirty years of political conspiracy.
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Posted January 22 2021