Universal History: From the Creation of the World to the Beginning of the Eighteenth Century, Volumen2Fetridge, 1854 |
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... king of the Visigoths ; another to Gondebald , king of the Burgundians ; and his sister to Thrasamond , king of the Vandals ; thus establishing a bond of union and harmony among the neighboring princes , but where it was not observed ...
... king of the Visigoths ; another to Gondebald , king of the Burgundians ; and his sister to Thrasamond , king of the Vandals ; thus establishing a bond of union and harmony among the neighboring princes , but where it was not observed ...
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... king . His sons at first followed their father's example , and were styled , like him , dukes and mayors of the palace , the one of Austrasia , the other of Neustria and Burgundy ; Childeric III . , a son of the last nominal prince ...
... king . His sons at first followed their father's example , and were styled , like him , dukes and mayors of the palace , the one of Austrasia , the other of Neustria and Burgundy ; Childeric III . , a son of the last nominal prince ...
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... king's domain at least , at the time when the mayors of the palace came to have authority , and we have no ground ... king , as may be sup- posed , being very soon divested of all his property , by the crea- tion of a very few beneficia ...
... king's domain at least , at the time when the mayors of the palace came to have authority , and we have no ground ... king , as may be sup- posed , being very soon divested of all his property , by the crea- tion of a very few beneficia ...
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... king or chief . But what protection could this king or chief afford them , who was a man , perhaps , poorer than themselves ; and who , according to this notion , had no other certain dependence for assistance from his grandees , than ...
... king or chief . But what protection could this king or chief afford them , who was a man , perhaps , poorer than themselves ; and who , according to this notion , had no other certain dependence for assistance from his grandees , than ...
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... king , gave his sister in marriage to Edwin the elder prince , and his sister in - law to Edward . Of this last marriage were born two children , Edgar Atheling , and Margaret , afterwards spouse to Malcolm Canmore , king of Scotland ...
... king , gave his sister in marriage to Edwin the elder prince , and his sister in - law to Edward . Of this last marriage were born two children , Edgar Atheling , and Margaret , afterwards spouse to Malcolm Canmore , king of Scotland ...
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Página 370 - I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too...
Página 427 - And I do declare that no foreign prince, person, prelate, state, or potentate hath, or ought to have, any jurisdiction, power, superiority, preeminence, or authority, ecclesiastical or spiritual, within this realm : So help me God.
Página 370 - ... grow by me, I myself will take up arms, I myself will be your general, judge, and rewarder of every one of your virtues in the field. I know already...
Página 235 - James, who was killed by the bursting of a cannon at the siege of Roxburgh, in the thirtieth year of his age.
Página 370 - We have been persuaded by some that are careful of our safety, to take heed how we commit ourselves to armed multitudes for fear of treachery ; but, I do assure you, I do not desire to live to distrust my faithful and loving people.
Página 303 - Mary having dealt severely with the protestants in England, about the latter end of her reign, signed a commission for to take the same course with them in Ireland ; and to execute the same with greater force, she nominates Dr. Cole one of the commissioners. This doctor...
Página 434 - The true reason, arising from the spirit of our constitution, seems to be this. The lords being a permanent hereditary body, created at pleasure by the king, are supposed more liable to be influenced by the crown, and when once influenced to continue so, than the commons, who are a temporary, elective body, freely *nominated by the people.
Página 369 - ... victory on the side of t.he Moors. He had no sooner brought his men to the engagement, but finding himself utterly spent, he was again replaced in his litter, where, laying his finger on his mouth, to enjoin secrecy to his officers who stood about him, he died a few moments after, in that posture.
Página 102 - Celtae, who peopled that island from the neighbouring continent. Their language was the same, their manners, their government, their superstition; varied only by those small differences, which time or a communication with the bordering nations must necessarily introduce.
Página 216 - In short the maxim of preserving the balance of power is founded so much on common sense and obvious reasoning, that it is impossible it could altogether have escaped antiquity, where we find, in other particulars, so many marks of deep penetration and discernment.