Excerpt from History of Two Queens, Vol. 1: I. Catharine of Aragon, II. Anne Boleyn To group around the figures of two crowned and starless women the events of which they were the leading types and memorable Victims is the purpose of this work. To understand the passion of their lives we must stand amidst the' conflicts out of which they came and into which they merged. Each is accepted as a type of what was best and worst in the revolt from Rome and the unfurling of a separate national flag. Each queen became a heroine of her party, and her human nature is forgotten in the cause for which she stood. In fact, we see these women through their children, and we judge of them by what took place in after times. It is through Mary that we guess at Catharine; through Elizabeth that we guess at Anne. While collecting my materials, I have Visited all the places in which my story lies. Many years ago I first went to the Alhambra; and in after yearsviii preface. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.