On the night of June 17 – 18, 1239, Queen Eleanor, the consort of Henry the Third, presented her husband with a son, who was born in the Palace of Westminster, and who was instantly, says the old chronicler, named by the king, ‘Edward, after the glorious king and confessor, whose body rests in the church of St. Peter, ‘ immediately adjoining. The event was greeted by the nobles and by the people of London with great manifestations of joy: by the citizens more especially, because the young prince was born among them. The streets of the city were illuminated at night with large lanterns, and music and dancing marked it as a day of general rejoicing.
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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 407 ● ISBN 9781537805719 ● File size 0.5 MB ● Publisher Jovian Press ● City Vachendorf ● Country DE ● Published 2017 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 5530314 ● Copy protection without
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