History of England From the Accession of James I to the Outbreak of the ... 2
History of England From the Accession of James I to the Outbreak of the ... 2
Gardiner, Samuel Rawson, 1829-1902
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He was indignant at what he considered to be the presumption of the Arabella and young couple, and it must be acknowledged that the c^SHtud^ lady had been singularly unfortunate in her selec- to custody, tion of a husband. No other marriage could have so infelicitously combined two titles to the English throne. James therefore determined to treat the pair as Seymour's grandparents had been treated by Elizabeth. Even if Ara- bella and her husband had no treasonable intentions, it was impossible ...to predict what claims might be put forward by their children, who would inherit whatever rights might be pos- sessed by both parents. Under the influence of fear, James became regardless of the misery which he was inflicting. Ara- bella was committed to the custody of Sir Thomas Parry, at Lambeth ; and Seymour was at once sent to the Tower. From her place of confinement, Arabella used her utmost endeavours to move the heart of her oppressor. It was all in vain. She had eaten of the forbidden tree, he said, and he meant it to be inferred that she must take the consequences, ^gjj After a time James, having discovered that she She is still held a correspondence with her husband, deter- remote to mined to make its continuance impossible by re- Durham.
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