Elizabeth I

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William Fleetwood
The effect of the declaration made in the Guildhall by M. Recorder of London, concerning the late attemptes of the Quenes Majesties evill, seditious, and disobedient subjectes (London, 1571)
Newberry Library (Case F4549 .303)
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Elizabeth's councilors were determined to convince the public of the treacheries of Mary Queen of Scots and the Duke of Norfolk. This book by William Fleetwood (1535-1594), an official of the local government, rallied domestic support for the trial and execution of Norfolk.

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