46

IV. MARGARET'S FATHER AND MOTHER 59

V. ROYAL COURTSHIP 75

VI. THE WEDDING 93

VII. RECEPTION IN ENGLAND 115

VIII. THE STORY OF LADY NEVILLE 125

IX. PLOTTINGS 143

X. THE FALL OF GLOUCESTER 157

XI. THE FALL OF SUFFOLK 171

XII. BIRTH OF A PRINCE 188

XIII. ILLNESS OF THE KING 199

XIV. ANXIETY AND TROUBLE 207

XV. MARGARET A FUGITIVE 222

XVI. MARGARET TRIUMPHANT 231

XVII. MARGARET AN EXILE 237

XVIII. A ROYAL COUSIN 244

XIX. RETURN TO ENGLAND 254

XX. YEARS OF EXILE 269

XXI. THE RECONCILIATION WITH WARWICK 278

XXII. BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT 285

XXIII. CHILDLESS, AND A WIDOW 292

XXIV. CONCLUSION 306

ENGRAVINGS.

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THE BRIDAL PROCESSION _Frontispiece._

GENERAL MAP 14

SELECTING THE ROSES 22

ORDEAL COMBAT 35

HENRY VI. IN HIS YOUTH 54

THE PENANCE 56

DISTRESS OF MARGARET'S MOTHER 65

SUFFOLK PRESENTING MARGARET TO THE KING 107

ANCIENT PORTRAIT OF QUEEN MARGARET 117

FEMALE COSTUME IN THE TIME OF HENRY VI 138

THE CHARGES AGAINST GLOUCESTER 16