A New History of England,: By Question and Answer,J. Buckland; J. Rivington and Sons; W. Strahan; ... [and 10 others], 1777 - 390 páginas |
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... prisoner ; which victory would have gained Maud the crown of England , had the been lefs haughty . 2. How was this ? A. She difmifs'd , with the utmoft pride , Queen Maud , King Stephen's confort , though the latter intreated , in the ...
... prisoner ; which victory would have gained Maud the crown of England , had the been lefs haughty . 2. How was this ? A. She difmifs'd , with the utmoft pride , Queen Maud , King Stephen's confort , though the latter intreated , in the ...
Página 78
... prisoner , and then delivered him to the Emperor Henry VI . his fworn enemy ; who , after obliging him to pay a ranfom of 100,000 marks of filver , fet him at liberty . Richard embarked for Eng- land , at Antwerp ; and arrived happily ...
... prisoner , and then delivered him to the Emperor Henry VI . his fworn enemy ; who , after obliging him to pay a ranfom of 100,000 marks of filver , fet him at liberty . Richard embarked for Eng- land , at Antwerp ; and arrived happily ...
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... prisoner by Prince Edward , who generously gave him his life and liberty . Some of the confederates fortified themselves in the Ile of Ely , where they continued till 1267 , when Prince Edward forced them to submit to the King his fa ...
... prisoner by Prince Edward , who generously gave him his life and liberty . Some of the confederates fortified themselves in the Ile of Ely , where they continued till 1267 , when Prince Edward forced them to submit to the King his fa ...
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... prisoner , upon pretence of his having a design to kill the King , and feize upon the crown . If the hiftorians of that age are to be credited , he was ftrangled by the Queen's order , two days after his imprisonment , at St. Edmundbury ...
... prisoner , upon pretence of his having a design to kill the King , and feize upon the crown . If the hiftorians of that age are to be credited , he was ftrangled by the Queen's order , two days after his imprisonment , at St. Edmundbury ...
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... prisoners , of whom 800 were gentlemen : And the better to improve this victory , the protector en- tered Scotland , where he took a confiderable number of frong - holds , and plundered Edinburgh . 2. Was the war carried on with equal ...
... prisoners , of whom 800 were gentlemen : And the better to improve this victory , the protector en- tered Scotland , where he took a confiderable number of frong - holds , and plundered Edinburgh . 2. Was the war carried on with equal ...
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