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January 1576 - Hampton Court Palace - Part One

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Jenny Sanders
May 10, 2026
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The doors swung open, trumpets flourished and the Queen entered the Great Hall attended by her train of ladies. Nan and Lady Mary watched anxiously from afar as Mary concentrated on keeping the veil of cobweb lawn trailing the Queen straight and not under the feet of her women. Once the Queen was ensconced in her seat on the dais, beneath the canopy of …

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