Penny Dreadfuls, 1602 · page 98 of 400
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# Page Analysis This page contains running prose poetry from "Albions England," a historical narrative poem (not a Victorian penny dreadful, but an early modern work—this appears to be a much earlier reprint). The visible text is written in archaic verse and describes political and military events: a queen's joy at her son Beline's sole rule and expanded empire through tribute from Denmark; his daughter Cimbra's marriage to an Almaine Prince, uniting the Cimbrians with Rome; and Beline's military conquests in Italy, including his building of cities and his sacking of temples, which allegedly provoked divine punishment through tempests and earthquakes that killed many.
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