ContentsPrefaceI. THE ABSOLUTIONAffonso Henriques, First King of PortugalII. THE FALSE DEMETRIUSBoris Godunov and the Pretended Son of Ivan the TerribleIII. THE HERMOSA FEMBRAAn Episode of the Inquisition in SevilleIV. THE PASTRY-COOK OF MADRIGALThe Story of the False Sebastian of PortugalV. THE END OF THE “VERT GALANT”The Assassination of Henry IVVI. THE BARREN WOOINGThe Murder of Amy RobsartVII. SIR JUDASThe Betrayal of Sir Walter RaleghVIII. HIS INSOLENCE OF BUCKINGHAMGeorge Villiers’ Courtship of Anne of AustriaIX. THE PATH OF EXILEThe Fall of Lord ClarendonX. THE TRAGEDY OF HERRENHAUSENCount Philip Königsmark and the Princess Sophia DorotheaXI. THE TYRANNICIDECharlotte Corday and Jean Paul Marat