Project Gutenberg 2017-04-07 Public domain in the USA. 240 Ainsworth, William Harrison 1805 1882 Ainsworth, W. Harrison (William Harrison) Ainsworth, W. H. (William Harrison) Ainsworth, Harrison Ainworth, W. Harrison (William Harrison) Ticheburn, Cheviot Gilbert, Frederick 1827 1902 Gilbert, F. (Frederick) Cardinal Pole; Or, The Days of Philip and Mary: An Historical Romance E-text prepared by KD Weeks, MWS, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Cardinal Pole; Or, The Days of Philip and Mary: An Historical Romance" by William Harrison Ainsworth is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around the political and personal intrigues during the reign of Queen Mary I of England and her marriage to Philip of Spain, exploring themes of power, religion, and national identity. Key characters include Mary, Philip, and Cardinal Pole, whose relationships and conflicts drive the narrative. At the start of the novel, the ambitious union between Queen Mary and Philip of Spain is proposed by Emperor Charles V, who sees it as a means to strengthen his influence in Europe. Various political tensions and opposition arise as the Queen contemplates her choice of marriage amidst her council's differing opinions. Cardinal Pole, a virtuous but exiled figure, is also thrust into the equation, representing Catholic interests in an England caught between conflicting religious identities. The opening chapters establish the complex atmosphere of the time, highlighting the characters' motivations and foreshadowing the turmoil surrounding the impending union. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Great Britain -- History -- Mary I, 1553-1558 -- Fiction Pole, Reginald, 1500-1558 -- Fiction PR Text Category: Historical Novels Category: British Literature 975243 2025-07-21T14:31:27.897644 text/html 951144 2024-10-23T01:57:00 text/html 1765339 2025-07-21T14:31:41.110602 application/epub+zip 1783581 2025-07-21T14:31:30.755676 application/epub+zip 433122 2025-07-21T14:31:29.271642 application/epub+zip 2052474 2025-07-21T14:31:48.743567 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1872521 2025-07-21T14:31:39.670592 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 619865 2022-09-24T20:14:12.512013 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 830905 2025-07-21T14:31:25.222667 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 810770 2024-10-23T01:57:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18095 2025-07-21T14:31:48.927569 application/rdf+xml 20516 2025-07-21T14:31:29.443635 image/jpeg 2553 2025-07-21T14:31:29.357640 image/jpeg 1663835 2025-07-21T14:31:28.074651 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia