Elizabeth I

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John Stubbs
The Discoverie of a Gaping Gulf Whereinto England is Like to be Swallowed by an other French mariage, if the Lord forbid not the banes, by letting her Majestie see the sin and punishment thereof (1579)
Newberry Library (Case 3A 2106)
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When Elizabeth hinted at a belated marriage to the French Duke of Alençon, one John Stubbes rushed into print with a protest. This indiscretion cost him his right hand at the executioner's block.

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