Lives of the queens of England, from the Norman conquest. By A. [and E.] Strickland, Volúmenes 1-21840 |
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... duchess.1 This we are disposed to regard as a mere paradox , since William , who would have been only too happy to avail himself even of the plea of a contract or promise of mar- riage between his parents in order to strengthen his de ...
... duchess.1 This we are disposed to regard as a mere paradox , since William , who would have been only too happy to avail himself even of the plea of a contract or promise of mar- riage between his parents in order to strengthen his de ...
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... duchess each building and endowing an abbey at Caen , and an hospital for the blind . It is said that Lanfranc , afterwards the celebrated archbishop of Canterbury , but at that time an obscure individual , to whom William had extended ...
... duchess each building and endowing an abbey at Caen , and an hospital for the blind . It is said that Lanfranc , afterwards the celebrated archbishop of Canterbury , but at that time an obscure individual , to whom William had extended ...
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... duchess . The great hall or council cham- ber of this palace was one of the most magnificent apart- ments at that time in Europe . The marble floor was Montfauçon . Malmsbury . 2 Rapin . This council was held at Lisieu anno 1055. Vide ...
... duchess . The great hall or council cham- ber of this palace was one of the most magnificent apart- ments at that time in Europe . The marble floor was Montfauçon . Malmsbury . 2 Rapin . This council was held at Lisieu anno 1055. Vide ...
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... duchess appears to have been very great . All historians have agreed that they were a most attached pair , and that whatever might have been the previous state of Matilda's affections , they were unalterably and faithfully fixed upon ...
... duchess appears to have been very great . All historians have agreed that they were a most attached pair , and that whatever might have been the previous state of Matilda's affections , they were unalterably and faithfully fixed upon ...
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... Duchess of Normandy with all the marks of friendship that might reasonably be expected , in consideration of the family connexion to which we have alluded.1 Nine months after her marriage , Matilda gave birth to a son , whom William ...
... Duchess of Normandy with all the marks of friendship that might reasonably be expected , in consideration of the family connexion to which we have alluded.1 Nine months after her marriage , Matilda gave birth to a son , whom William ...
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Abbey Adelicia Anjou Anne of Bohemia Aquitaine archbishop Atheling barons beauty Berengaria bishop Bretagne bride brother castle cause chroniclers church Conqueror consort coronation Count countess court crown daughter death dower Duke Eadmer Earl Edward III Edward the Confessor eldest Empress Matilda English fair father favour favourite Froissart Geoffrey Gloucester Guienne Hainault heir heiress Henry III Henry's historians honour husband Joanna king and queen King Edward King Henry King John king of France King Richard king's knights lady land London lord Louis Malmsbury Marguerite marriage married Matilda of Scotland Matthew Paris monarch Mortimer mother noble Norman Normandy Odericus Vitalis palace person Philip Philippa Poitou princess Provençal Queen Eleanora Queen Isabella queen of England Rapin received reign Robert Robert of Gloucester royal Rymer's Fœdera Saxon says Scotland sent sister sovereign Stephen throne took uncle Wace Walsingham Westminster wife William William of Malmsbury Winchester young
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Página 141 - And bade to form her infant mind. Stern, rugged Nurse ! thy rigid lore With patience many a year she bore ; What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know, And from her own she learn'd to melt at others
Página 138 - Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence ; and take not thy holy spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation ; and uphold me with thy free spirit.
Página 295 - ... day of October, in the forty-ninth year of his age, and the nineteenth of his reign. He was a prince of wonderful endowments, both in body and mind : in his person tall and graceful, of great strength as well as vigour: he had a large portion of...
Página 82 - Saxon histories, and the same pictures with which it had heen painted hefore ; which proves, not only that historical paintings in oil on wainscot were then in use, but that they had been painted so long that the colours were faded, and required renewing. Again, we have a precept of Henry...
Página 245 - They informed him that Epiphanius, bishop of Pavia,104 united the wisdom of the serpent with the innocence of the dove; and appeared confident that the eloquence of such an ambassador must prevail against the strongest opposition either of interest or passion. Their...
Página 363 - Ah, gentle sir, since I have crossed the sea with great danger to see you, I have never asked you one favour : now, I most humbly ask as a gift, for the sake of the Son of the blessed Mary, and for your love to me, that you will be merciful to these six men.
Página 321 - ... barbers, courtesans, and parasites, making so much noise, and, in a word, such an intolerable tumultuous jumble of horse and foot, that you imagine the great abyss hath opened, and that hell hath poured forth all its inhabitants.
Página 110 - I give," says the royal testatrix, " to the abbey of the Holy Trinity my tunic, worked at Winchester by Alderet's wife ; and the mantle embroidered with gold, which is in my chamber, to make a cope. Of my two golden girdles, I give that which is ornamented with emblems, for the purpose of suspending the lamp before the great altar.
Página 282 - Eustace d'Ambreticourt/ who received her with great pleasure, and entertained her in the best manner he could, insomuch that afterwards the queen of England and her son invited the knight, his wife, and all his children to England, and advanced their fortunes in various ways.
Página 383 - I may have entered into formerly with merchants for their wares, as well on this as on the other side of the sea. I beseech you...