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# Page Analysis: "Albions England" This is a page of running prose poetry from what appears to be Michael Drayton's *Albions England*, a historical epic. The text recounts events from Roman Britain, specifically describing conflicts involving figures named Arviragus, Claudius Caesar, and various British and Roman leaders. The verse narrates military campaigns, political alliances (including a marriage between Genipha and Claudius Caesar), revolts against Roman rule, and the later resistance of Queen Voada and her daughters against Roman occupation. The passage includes a reference to a siege at Jerusalem and concludes with Scottish King Corbred's confederation with the British Queen, compared to an Amazonian warrior. The page is numbered 82 and marked as "Chap. 18" and "3. Booke."
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