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STATE PAPERS ONLINE
STATE PAPERS ONLINE
Part 1: The Tudors, Henry VIII to Elizabeth I, 1509-1603: State Papers Domestic
Part II: The Tudors, Henry VIII to Elizabeth I, 1509-1603: State Papers Foreign, Ireland, Scotland, Borders and Acts of Privy Council
Part III: The Stuarts: James I to Anne, 1603-1714: State Papers Domestic
Part IV: The Stuarts: James I to Anne, 1603-1714: State Papers Foreign, Ireland and Acts of Privy Council Part 1: 790 vols of docs 11.5%
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Monarchs Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I, Elizabeth IRule by a minorRule by a woman (twice)
Religion and the State - The ReformationHenry VIII’s break with RomeEstablishment of the Protestant Church of England
Marriage alliances – the person and the StateMary I’s marriage with Philip (later Philip II of Spain)Marriage proposals for Elizabeth I
Wars and treaties – diplomacy domestic and foreignNaval power, War against the Armada & Sir Francis DrakeTreaty with the NetherlandsIrish rebellionRelationship between Scotland and England – James I
Themes of Part I: 1509 - 1603
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Examination of Robert Wayland, gent.:—
1. Has known Sir Walter Leveson 23 years.
2. Sir Walter divers times persuaded him to practise with him to make divers powders and other things, and to prove their effect and promised him for his pains the manor of Hales or Parton.
3. Sir Walter said he could so poison a silver cup or bowl that whosoever drank thereof would be poisoned, and showed him how; viz., that he would first put a toad called Rubata into the cup, and put a silver cover upon it, and then coals on the covers by which means the heat of the fire would open the pores of the silver cup, and draw in the poison of the toad.
4. At Lilleshall Sir Walter put in practice a perfume that would poison those that smelt it as they lay in bed; as it was distilling, the bottom of the still melted, and the perfume being in the fire, the savour thereof was so noisome to them that smelt it that it almost poisoned them; a servant caused a smith, tenant of Sir Walter's, to make a perfuming pot for the purpose.
5. Sir Walter said that Pascal Tapscott gave Robt. Greise, the boy of his kitchen, a potion that he thought he would have died thereof.
6. Sir Walter told him that if he cut the bristles of a horse's tail and minced them, and put it amongst buttered fish or minced meat, it would destroy any man's stomach, and no physic would help it.
7. He has often requested examinate to buy things of vennmous qualities, as the powder of glass, ratsbane, or Seneca; refusing to buy it, he went himself for it to an apothecary's near the Palace at Westminster, and said it was to kill rats in his chamber at Lambeth; but after that he caused cakes to me made therewith, and willed
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British Library Newspapers – 1600-1900
19th Century BL Newspapers
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19th Century British Library Newspapers
48 Historical Newspapers 2M pages; 15M articles National and regional titles –
global issues Full runs of daily/weekly
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Library Selected by leading experts
Funded by JISC Free to UK HE and FE Institutions
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The Burney Collection – C17th & C18th Newspapers
1M pages; 3M articles Based on authoritative
bibliography by Rev. Charles Burney
Contains many unique items:
First successful London daily First illustrated newspaper Dutch papers for English readers Colonial papers from Americas,
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19th Century U.K. Periodicals Online, 1800-1900
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Acquired by JISC Collections on behalf of the UK Higher Education Community
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500 U.S. newspapers, 1800-1900;
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19th Century US Newspapers
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Summary
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