Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Queens of England and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2: From Matilda, Queen of William the Conqueror, to Adelaide, Queen of William the Fourth
As these volumes comprise the Lives of thirty-eight Queens - lives which extend over a period of eight centuries, from the age of feudality, chivalry, and romance, to that of steam-boats, railways, and electric telegraphs; it can scarcely be hoped that they are exempt from occa sioual error. Despite the utmost vigilance, a false date, a wrong name, may slip from the pen and escape observation even an immrtant au thority may occasionally be overlooked, or the author may be misled by the prejudice or false statement of the writer whom it is necessary for him to consult. However, it is hoped that, on examination, these errors, or omissions, will be found to be neither many nor important. Whatever they may be, they certainly are accidental, and not intan tional. To render the work complete and accurate, no efforts have been spared; and as the author has been unbiassed by party partiality. And. He believes, unin?uenced by religious, political, or other prejudices, he ventures to offer his labours, sensible as he is of their imperfections, to the indulgence of the press and the public.
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