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The Brewer Widow and the Lord Chancellor’s Forsaken Fate
A widow after a brewer’s death marries the master who later becomes Lord Chancellor Clarendon. Their union yields a daughter who marries James Duke of York, producing Mary and Anne who rise to the throne after James’s abdication. The tale frames a lineage from servant girl to royal consort and queen, highlighting fate and virtue in a historical anecdote.
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