Penny Dreadfuls, 1602 · page 189 of 400
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# Analysis of Page This is a **running prose page** from a longer narrative poem titled "Albions England" (visible in the header). The page is numbered 165, Chapter 34. The text is written in early modern English verse and traces English royal history, focusing on the Wars of the Roses and the fates of various kings named Henry and Edward. It recounts how Henry, Earl of Richmond (later Henry VII), fled England to escape persecution, found refuge in Brittany under a sympathetic duke, and was subsequently equipped with money, men, and armor to return and claim his rightful throne—though the seas initially hindered his voyage. The passage emphasizes themes of betrayal, sanctuary, and the struggle for dynastic legitimacy.
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