(Complete) The Sainted Queens - m8b1

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The Sainted Queens by Unknown ( - ).

This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/the-sainted-queens-by-unknown/
A collection of short biographies of six Catholic Queens who became saints. Saint Margaret of Scotland - Saint Elisabeth of Portugal - Saint Clotildus, Saint Ragedund, and Saint Bathildis, all Queens of the Franks - and Saint Elizabeth of Hungary. ( Maria Therese)
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I originally thought this was just a short biography of St. Margaret, as that is what Archive has for the title. Then I discovered it is multiple biographies, published under the title "The Sainted Queens". I thought about splitting them into their own projects, but as a couple are really short, it seemed better just to keep it together. (Though I think they were probably published separately at some point.)

Please note that the intro/outro has been edited to reflect the different books with the books, with there separate chapters. If you have any questions about it, please ask!
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Post by KevinS »

9 through 12, please.
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All yours, Kevin ~ thank you!
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Thank you, Kevin ~ Section 9 is PL OK!
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Moving over to Readers Wanted.................
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Thank you, Kevin ~ it is PL OK!
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Thanks, Kevin!
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Section 11 is PL OK!
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m8b1 wrote: February 10th, 2020, 8:28 am Section 11 is PL OK!
Haha! 3 for 3. However, if I pat myself on the back now, I'll end up with errors in my next chapter!
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Thank you, Kevin ~ it is PL OK!
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