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From Peter the Cruel, The Life Of The Notorious Don Pedro of Castile Together With An Account Of His Relations With The Famous Maria de Padilla, by Edward Storer; London: John Lane, The Bodley Head; New York: John Land Company, 1911; pp. i-2.


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PETER THE CRUEL

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BY THE SAME AUTHOR

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engraving of a 3/4 length portrait of Peter I, King of Castille, he is wearing a crown, has a short pointed beard and a magnificent cape.      He holds a sword, and the handle is seen.      There are trees in the background in the distance.

Peter I. King of Castile and Leon




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PETER THE CRUEL
THE LIFE OF THE NOTORIOUS DON PEDRO OF CASTILE TOGETHER WITH AN ACCOUNT OF HIS RELATIONS WITH THE FAMOUS MARIA DE PADILLA
BY EDWARD STORER
WITH A FRONTISPIECE IN PHOTOGRAVURE AND SIXTEEN OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS

LONDON JOHN LANE THE BODLEY HEAD
NEW YORK JOHN LAND COMPANY MCMXI

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Turnbull & Spears, Printers, Edinburgh

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To Miss A. de Alberti I offer my best thanks for her most kind and valuable assistance with the old Spanish text, and for the many suggestions in respect of which I and my book are much her debtors.

I wish further heartily to thank Mr. A. F. Calvert for his generous assistance in the matter of the Illustrations.

E. S.

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CONTENTS

CHAP. PAGE
      I.  INTRODUCTORY         3
     II.  THE THRONE OF HIS FATHERS       15
    III.  ALBURQUERQUE’S CHANCE       24
     IV.  A PORTRAIT OF PETER       33
      V.  PETER’S FIRST MURDER       39
     VI.  THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE       48
    VII.  THE BELOVED OF A KING       59
   VIII.  A LADY FOR MY LORD       68
     IX.  ALBURQUERQUE’S DOWNFALL       83
      X.  ONCE UPON A TIME       98
     XI.  THE QUEEN OF A DAY     110
    XII.  THE LAYING OF A GHOST     115
   XIII.  THE ESCAPE FROM TORO     124
    XIV.  TRAGEDY     138
     XV.  OUR BROTHER OF ARAGON     148
    XVI.  THE ENCHANTED GARDEN     159
   XVII.  THE MURDER OF THE MASTER     166
  XVIII.  PETER’S CRUELTIES     175
    XIX.  A MEDIÆVAL WRIT-SERVER     188
     XX.  GRANADA     201
    XXI.  LE BON VIEUX TEMS     216
   XXII.  THE DEATHS OF B LANCHE AND MARIA     223
  XXIII.  SOME FAVOURITES OF PETER AND THE DEATH OF DON FERNANDO     229
   XXIV.  “THE FOOD OF HEROES”     246
    XXV.  KING FAINT-HEART     257
   XXVI.  TOO MANY HEROES     265
    XVII.  KING HENRY     276
XXVIII.  THE BLACK PRINCE     295
   XXIX.  THE BATTLE OF NAJARA     300
    XXX.  PENULTIMATE     311
   XXXI.  AND LAST     320


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ILLUSTRATIONS

 
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