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All things considered, this book is not just about the sisters – although they provide the framework for the story. Nevertheless it is an enjoyable and well-researched read on the age. It ends with various appendices, a time chart (always invaluable for a work of this nature), and a brief look at the sisters' descendants. Among them are the Stanley Earls of Derby (notwithstanding the execution of the 7th Earl during the Civil War) and also – possibly – an unnamed gentleman living in Australia, descended from the Hastings family and the Duke of Clarence, who claims to be the rightful King of England. We could easily criticize this as being a rather thin biography – but it could hardly have been otherwise.

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