A warning piece to England against pride and wickedness: being, the fall of Queen Eleanor, wife to Edward the first, King of England, who for her pride, and God's judgments, sunk into the ground at Charing-Cross, and rose up with life at Queen-hith. To the tune of, Gentl and courteous
ESTC N68232 ; Verse - "When Edward was in England King,". ; In this edition, the text is in five columns, with the title and three woodcuts (a king, portrait of three people, and a minister holding a book) above the first three columns. The first, second, and third columns are separated by plain rules, as are the fourth and fifth columns. ; Range of publication dates from the Bodleian Library ballads database.
Eleanor, Queen, consort of Edward I, King of England, -1290--Poetry Edward I, King of England, 1239-1307--Poetry Broadsides--Great Britain--Early works to 1800 Ballads, English--18th century Pride and vanity--Early works to 1800 Women--Moral and ethical aspects--Early works to 1800 Courts and courtiers--Early works to 1800 Great Britain--Politics and government--13th century Broadsides. (rbgenr) Broadside poems. (rbgenr)
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