Penny Dreadfuls, 1602 · page 236 of 400
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# Analysis of Page This is a page of running prose poetry from what appears to be a historical narrative work titled "Albions England." The visible text catalogs English Dukes, beginning with Chapter 45. The passage addresses the fates of various medieval English nobility—including Edward (the Black Prince), Thomas Duke of Norfolk, Edward Duke of York, and several others associated with the Houses of Lancaster and York. The author lists these figures "from first to last" to illustrate examples of mighty men who "felt Gods frowne," emphasizing that despite their power and numbers, eight named Dukes met unfortunate ends (exile, death in battle, execution, or drowning), yet notably "none of these had traytrous hearts that forfetted their heads." The tone is moralizing, using these historical examples to demonstrate divine judgment upon nobility.
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