Excerpt from Lives of the Queens of England, From the Norman Conquest, Vol. 14 of 16: Compiled From the Official Records and Other Authentic Documents, Private as Well as Public<br><br>The reins of government consigned to Queen Mary - Plan to seize her father - Departure of William III. To Ireland - The queen's letters She describes her quarrel with the queen-dowager - Arrest of her unci&amp;enmlty against him - Her Sabbath laws - Her want of money for building - Her regnal troubles - Her annoyance from lord Mon~ mouth - She orders the fleet to fight - Loss of the battle of Beachy Head - Her letter on it - etes to the Dutch admiral - Her Afflic tion - Letter on the king's wound-on the battle of the Boyne - Her meeting with lord Lincoln - Visit to the privy council - Is named in Jacobite songs - She pleads for education in Ireland - Horrors in dicted there by her husband - Queen reviews the militia - Her disgust at Burnet and his sermon - Her discussions in councilflurged to seize power - Her fidelity to her spouse - Harassed with naval matters Offers command to Admiral Russell - Tormented with cabinet tac tions - Expects the king homehkensington palace and Hampton Court unfinished - Dreads her husband's anger - Fears for his capture at sea - Plagued by factionseset by a mad lord - Regnai perplexi ties - Has the vapors.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.