An abridgment of the history of England ... to the death of George the second, continued, by an eminent writer, to the peace of Amiens1803 |
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... prefent county of Northumber land , and the bishoprick of Durham ; the fubjects of the other , called the Deiri , extending themfelves over Lan- cafhire and Yorkshire . Thefe kingdoms were united in the perfon of Ethelfrid , king of ...
... prefent county of Northumber land , and the bishoprick of Durham ; the fubjects of the other , called the Deiri , extending themfelves over Lan- cafhire and Yorkshire . Thefe kingdoms were united in the perfon of Ethelfrid , king of ...
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... prefent fuch a number of tapers , as would fet the kingdom of France in a flame . In order to perform this promife , he levied a ftrong army , and entering the ifle of France , deftroyed and burned all the villages and houfes without ...
... prefent fuch a number of tapers , as would fet the kingdom of France in a flame . In order to perform this promife , he levied a ftrong army , and entering the ifle of France , deftroyed and burned all the villages and houfes without ...
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... prefent ; Becket himself , who at firft fhewed fome reluctance , added his name to the number . But Alexander , who was then pope , condemned them in the ftrongeft term , abrogated , annulled , and rejected them . This produced a ...
... prefent ; Becket himself , who at firft fhewed fome reluctance , added his name to the number . But Alexander , who was then pope , condemned them in the ftrongeft term , abrogated , annulled , and rejected them . This produced a ...
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... prefent oppreffions under which the charch laboured . But he did not reft in complaints only . He iffued out a cenfure , excommunicating the king's chief ministers by name , all that were concerned in fe queftering the revenues of his ...
... prefent oppreffions under which the charch laboured . But he did not reft in complaints only . He iffued out a cenfure , excommunicating the king's chief ministers by name , all that were concerned in fe queftering the revenues of his ...
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... prefent inhumanity by fetting a cruel example . In the mean time the king , who hoped to find refuge in Wales , quickly was difcovered , and delivered up to his adverfaries , who expreffed their fatisfaction in the groffnefs of their ...
... prefent inhumanity by fetting a cruel example . In the mean time the king , who hoped to find refuge in Wales , quickly was difcovered , and delivered up to his adverfaries , who expreffed their fatisfaction in the groffnefs of their ...
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Página 132 - Had I but served God as diligently as I have served the king, He would not have given me over in my grey hairs.
Página 358 - I am not worth purchasing ; but such as I am, the King of Great Britain is not rich enough to do it.
Página 173 - I say, they will receive a terrible blow this parliament, and yet they shall not see who hurts them. This counsel is not to be contemned, because it may do you good, and can do you no harm : for the danger is past, as soon as you have burned the letter. And I hope God will give you the grace to make good use of it, unto whose holy protection I commend you*.
Página 37 - Above a hundred and forty young noblemen, of the principal families of England and Normandy, were lost on this occasion. A butcher of Rouen was the only person on board who escaped; he clung to the mast, and was taken up the next morning by some fishermen.
Página 242 - Lord Churchill had been raised from the rank of a page, and had been invested with a high command in the army ; had been created a peer, and owed his whole fortune to the king's bounty ; even he...
Página 132 - He is a prince of a most royal carriage, and hath a princely heart; and rather than he will miss or want any part of his will, he will endanger the one half of his kingdom.
Página 203 - At these words, the child looked very steadfastly upon him. "Mark, child! what I say: they will cut off my head! and perhaps make thee a king: but mark what I say: thou must not be a king as long as thy brothers Charles and James are alive. They will cut off thy brothers' heads, when they can catch them! And thy head, too they will cut off at last! Therefore I charge thee, do not be made a king by them!
Página 211 - Sir Harry Vane exclaiming against this conduct; " Sir Harry," cried Cromwell, with a loud voice, " O, Sir Harry Vane! the Lord deliver me from Sir Harry Vane." Taking hold of Martin by the cloak, " Thou art a whoremaster;" to another, " Thou art an adulterer;" to a third, " Thou art a drunkard;" to a fourth,
Página 168 - For the Queen! For the Queen! A plot is laid for my life!
Página 114 - They found- the young princes in bed, and fallen into a profound sleep. After suffocating them with the bolster and pillows, they showed their naked bodies to Tyrrel, who ordered them to be buried at the...