Ruins and Old Trees, Associated with Memorable Events in English History
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Ruins and Old Trees, Associated with Memorable Events in English History is by Mary Roberts. The title page lists Mary Roberts as author of The Progress of Creation, Considered with Reference to the Present Condition of the Earth, and Conchologist’s Companion, among others. The book carries illustrations from designs by Gilbert, engraved by Folkard.
Verses under the heading The Oak of Chatsworth, planted by Her Majesty when Princess Victoria, address old memorial trees as beacons of days gone by, of grief and crime, of the tear and sigh. A contents summary lists the Hunting Visit of Edward IV. to Whitlebury Chase, the Marriage at Grafton and the Coronation of Elizabeth, among others. The heading Melksham Court is followed by words about standing in the ruined hall where ancestors once dwelt and asking for the noble owners.
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- Author
- Mary Roberts
- Reading time
- About 4 hours
- Pages
- 138
- Language
- English
- Genre
- European History
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