The sun., 1891-12-15

Conquest and continue down to the 0cces-
siop OF the present GermaA dynasty. One
OF the Conqueror's own sons. HENRY l..
buttressed his usurped title by taking from
an English nunnery and marrying MA
TrLpA, the niece Of EDGAR ATHELISa. the
representative OF the Anglo-Saxon royal
line. King JOHN married for his first wife
an English lady. tho heiress OF the house
OF GLOUCESTER. whom no aftcrward d.
vorced In order to crafty his passion for
ISABELLA Of Angoul0me The eldest son Of
EDWARD H.. known to his contemporaries
as the Black Prince. and perhaps the great
est Of medi@val warriors. espoused his
cousin JOAN. commonly called the Fair
Maid Of Kent" who had previously
married Sir THOMAS HOLLAND. The SEQ
ond son Of EDWARD III, who trans
females to tho house Of YORK. namely,
LIONEL. Duke Of CLARENCE. married ELIZA
BETH DE BuRaH, daughter and heiress Of the
Earl Of ULSTER. JOHN OF GAuNT. the third
son OF EDWARD III. and father Of HENRY
w.. married two English women. having
had for his first wife ON helrcss OF the house
Of LANCASTER. and for his third wife CATH
KRME SwINxFoRD. who had borne him chill
dren out Of wedlock. HENRY ". himself
was to marry On English girl. MARY DE
BoHUN. daughter and co-heiress OF the Earl
Of HEREFORD. Prince EDWARD. eldest son
and heir Of HENRY W., married ANNE.
daughter Of the Earl OF WARWICK. the same
lady who afterward consented to we'd RIcH-
ARD III. Tho wife Of EDwARD ~. was the
daughter OF . private gentleman, EnI1ABRTH
WooDvILLH. who had f1rst married Sir JOHN
GRAY Of Groby. HENRY VII. strengthened
his title to the crown by his marriage with
the Lady ELIzABErH. daughter Of EDWARD
~, OF the six wives Of HENRY VII,
four were English subjects, namely. ANNE
BoLEYN. CATHAR1NB HOWARD. CATHARnNH
EEYNoUR. and CATHARNE PARR. The Lady
JANE GRAY. who was declared heiress ap-
parent Of the crown by letters patent OF
EDWARD W.. married Lord GuInFoRD
DUDLEY. son Of the Duke Of NoHTHuMBER-
LAND. MARY STUART. Queen of Scotland.
and. after ELIzABErH. heiress to the throne
Of England. married Lord DARNIEy. the
son OF an English Earl. Finally. JAMES H.,
while heir apparent. married ANNE HYDE.
the daughter Of Q private gentleman. Ed
WARD HYDE. who. for his services to the
STUARrs. was made Lord Chancellor and
Earl Of CLARENDON. Two daughters Of that
marriage became Queens Of England.
So much for the assertion that no English
sovereigns or heirs apparent have married
English subjects. Now let US see on what
ground the Princess VICTORIA Of TDoK can
be called an English woman. II she has one
drop Of English blood in her body. she must
60 back for 1t nearly three centuries to
JAMES I. The latter. to be sure. was Eng
lish on tho side OF his father. Lord DARNLEY.
and his mother. MARY STuAEr. was one
quarter English. being the granddaughter
Of sister Of HENRY VIII But JAMES I.
married o Danish Princess. consequently
bis daughter ElI2ABRTH. who married the
Eector Palatine. was but partly English.
From the Eleotress ELIzABETH. through
whom the house Of BRuNsw1CK derives its
claim to the throne OF England,
down to her present descendants. there has
not been the slightest infusion Of English
blood In the Hanoverian strain. The mother
Of the Princess VICTORIA Of TEuK. who was
Of course before her marriage Princess
as is her drst cousin. Queen VICTORIA. That
Is to say. she Is the daughter OF q son Of the
German GEORGE III. by Ger
man princess. Whether the fianc6e Of Az
BERT VICTOR con even manage to speak ]
English without German accent remains
to be observed. It Is certain that her second
cousin. the Prince Of WALES. has not yet |
learned to do 80.
The marriages OF the Princess LoUBD to |
The Marquis of LoRNH and of the Princess
LOUISE Of Wales to the Duke Of FUB were
moves In the right direction. The blood Of |