bogarde73 wrote on Jul 9
th, 2014 at 12:28pm:
In the light of mozzaok's absence, without leave it should be noted, I will undertake to refresh the quiz.
My descendants over many generations are numbered among many of the noble & royal families of England.
Although a commoner myself, I later became married to perhaps the most powerful man of his time.
Shakespeare put one of his most famous speeches into my second husband's voice.
Katherine Swynford.....also spelt Catherine.
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John of Gaunt: Second Husband.
Speech:
This royal throne of kings, this scepter'd isle,
This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars,
This other Eden, demi-paradise,
This fortress built by Nature for herself
Against infection and the hand of war,
This happy breed of men, this little world,
This precious stone set in the silver sea,
Which serves it in the office of a wall,
Or as a moat defensive to a house,
Against the envy of less happier lands,
This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England.