Lives of the queens of England, from the Norman conquest. By A. [and E.] Strickland, Volúmenes 1-21840 |
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... heir . The happiness of the royal pair was greatly increased by this event . In fact , nothing could exceed the terms of affection and confidence in which they lived . They were at that period reckoned the handsomest and most tenderly ...
... heir . The happiness of the royal pair was greatly increased by this event . In fact , nothing could exceed the terms of affection and confidence in which they lived . They were at that period reckoned the handsomest and most tenderly ...
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... heir , the last male scion of his own royal line.1 The expiring monarch , instead of contesting the point , endeavoured to rid himself of their importunities , by telling them " to choose any one they pleased to fill his place , " and ...
... heir , the last male scion of his own royal line.1 The expiring monarch , instead of contesting the point , endeavoured to rid himself of their importunities , by telling them " to choose any one they pleased to fill his place , " and ...
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... heir . " The latter injunction was somewhat superfluous , for Matilda's fondness for her first - born betrayed her into the most injudicious acts of partiality in his favour , and in all probability was the primary cause of the ...
... heir . " The latter injunction was somewhat superfluous , for Matilda's fondness for her first - born betrayed her into the most injudicious acts of partiality in his favour , and in all probability was the primary cause of the ...
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... heir of the Anglo - Saxon line of sovereigns , to be proclaimed king in every place " Edwin his pledge has left in me , Now to the battle prest ; His guardian angel may she be , Who wears me on her breast . To him true - hearted may she ...
... heir of the Anglo - Saxon line of sovereigns , to be proclaimed king in every place " Edwin his pledge has left in me , Now to the battle prest ; His guardian angel may she be , Who wears me on her breast . To him true - hearted may she ...
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... heir . The Conqueror , it seems , had promised that he would one day bestow the duchy of Normandy on him ; and Robert , having represented the ducal majesty for nearly eight years , considered himself an injured person when his royal ...
... heir . The Conqueror , it seems , had promised that he would one day bestow the duchy of Normandy on him ; and Robert , having represented the ducal majesty for nearly eight years , considered himself an injured person when his royal ...
Términos y frases comunes
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...