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Imprint Names:
Imprint Locations:
Date
    between 1819 and 1844
Imprint:

J. Pitts, Printer, and Wholesale Toy Warehouse 6, Great St. Andrew Street, 7 dials

Notes:

G.A. Oxon. b.96(7) is another edition. The same illustration is used in Douce Ballads 3(25b).


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Ballad - Roud Number: 3729

Title: A lamentable ballad of fair Rosamond, concubine to Henry 2nd

First Line: When as king Henry rul'd the land

Tune: Flying fame

Authors:  Deloney, Thomas, 1543-1600

Subjects:  Clifford, Rosamond, d. 1176 ,  Henry II, King of England, 1133-1189 ,  Eleanor, of Aquitaine, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of England, 1122-1204

Illustration

IconClass Codes:
44B113: King
45C13(DAGGER): Hacking and thrusting weapons: dagger
61BB2(Eleanor, of Aquitaine, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of England, 1122?-1204): Historical person (with NAME) - BB - woman
61BB2(Clifford, Rosamond, d. 1176?): Historical person (with NAME) - BB - woman
44GG511: Murderer - GG - female
44B1211: Throne-room
44B1511: Queen, empress, etc. (wife of a ruler)
31E23332: Violent death by poison in drink

Printings:

Shelfmark: G.A. Oxon b.96(6)


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Shelfmark: Harding B 5(63)


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Shelfmark: Harding B 5(66)


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