Greenwich.--The hospital.--Its inmates.--Greenwich Observatory.--Manner of taking time.--Henry the Eighth.--His character.--His six wives.--Anne Boleyn.--Catharine of Aragon.--Henry discards her.--Origin of the English Church.--Henry marries Anne Boleyn.--Birth of Elizabeth.--Ceremony of christening.--Baptism of Elizabeth.--Grand procession.--Train-bearers.--The church.--The silver font.--The presents.--Name of the infant princess.--Elizabeth made Princess of Wales.--Matrimonial schemes.--Jane Seymour.--The tournament.--The king's suspicions.--Queen Anne arrested.--She is sent to the Tower.--Sufferings of the queen.--Her mental distress.--Examination of Anne.--Her letter to the king.--Anne's…
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