Speeches and letters of John Stubbes and William Page on losing their right hands, 1579 [manuscript], 17th century?

Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603

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Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn was born at Greenwich on 7 September 1533. She was the half-sister of the elder Mary (1516-1558) and the younger Edward (1537-1553). In her early years she acquired knowledge of Latin, French, and Italian, and showed proficiency in music. Her governesses and tutors tended to adhere to Reformation principles. Identification with Protestantism aroused the suspicions of Mary, a Catholic, on her succession after the death of Edward, even though she h...

Page, William, fl. 1579.

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Stubbes, John, 1543-1591

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John Stubbes was an English author. From the description of The Discoverie of a gapying gulfe wherunto Englnde is lyke to be swallowed by an other french marriage ... 1579. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122465543 John Stubbes and William Page lost their right hands on Tuesday November 3, 1579, for libel against the Queen for writing and publishing A gaping gulf. "Camden's eye-witness account, also printed by Harington and circulated in manuscript,...