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... Scotland , and Wales , was formerly called Albion . The southern parts are sup- posed to have been first peopled by the Gauls , the northern by the Germans ; and the eastern by the Picts , who are said to have come out of Scythia . All ...
... Scotland , and Wales , was formerly called Albion . The southern parts are sup- posed to have been first peopled by the Gauls , the northern by the Germans ; and the eastern by the Picts , who are said to have come out of Scythia . All ...
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... Scotland . Christianity first embraced in that part of Britain . 276 Wines first made in Britain . 283 St. Alban suffered the first martyrdom in Britain , at Holme - hurst , now St Albans , for his adherence to Christianity . * The hat ...
... Scotland . Christianity first embraced in that part of Britain . 276 Wines first made in Britain . 283 St. Alban suffered the first martyrdom in Britain , at Holme - hurst , now St Albans , for his adherence to Christianity . * The hat ...
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... Scotland . 1058 Edward the Confessor began to cure the king's evil . Godiva relieved Coventry from some heavy taxes by riding naked through the town . 1060 The cross of Waltham erected . 1065 The Saxon laws written in Latin . TABLE VII ...
... Scotland . 1058 Edward the Confessor began to cure the king's evil . Godiva relieved Coventry from some heavy taxes by riding naked through the town . 1060 The cross of Waltham erected . 1065 The Saxon laws written in Latin . TABLE VII ...
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... Scotland , killed at Alnwick , by the Earl of Northumberland . 1064 Man and beast destroyed by a great mortality . 1095 Peter the hermit preached up a crusade to the Holy land . 1096 The Christian princes raised 700,000 men , and began ...
... Scotland , killed at Alnwick , by the Earl of Northumberland . 1064 Man and beast destroyed by a great mortality . 1095 Peter the hermit preached up a crusade to the Holy land . 1096 The Christian princes raised 700,000 men , and began ...
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... them castles for their residence ; he also restored their adherents to their estates , and set the king of Scotland at liberty , and about 900 knights , on condition that this king and all his 70 THE LINE OF PLANTAGENET .
... them castles for their residence ; he also restored their adherents to their estates , and set the king of Scotland at liberty , and about 900 knights , on condition that this king and all his 70 THE LINE OF PLANTAGENET .
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A. D. CHRONOLOGY admiral afterwards Anne appointed archbishop arms army barons battle beheaded Bishop Britain British Britons brother brought Buckingham called castle Charles church clergy command court Cromwell crown Danes daughter death declared defeated destroyed died dreadful duke of Gloucester duke of York earl of Warwick Edward Edward IV eldest emperor endeavoured enemies engaged English executed FAMILY father favour fleet French gained gave George Henry Henry II Heptarchy Ireland James John killed king of England king of France king of Scotland king's kingdom land LESSON London lord Margaret Marlborough married Mary ministers monarch murdered nation nobility noblemen Normandy obliged Oliver Cromwell Oxford parliament party peace person Pope Pretender prince of Wales proclaimed queen received reign religion returned Richard Romans royal Saxons Scots seized sent ships soon sovereign Spain Suffolk TABLE taken prisoner throne tion took Tower victory William young
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Page 2 - Co. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, to wit : " Tadeuskund, the Last King of the Lenape. An Historical Tale." In conformity to the Act of the Congress of the United States...
Page 211 - Nottingham falling into sickness, and affected with the near approach of death, was seized with remorse for her conduct; and, having obtained a visit from the queen, she craved her pardon, and revealed to her the fatal secret. The queen, astonished with this incident, burst into a furious passion: she shook the dying countess in her bed; and crying to her that God might pardon her, but she never could, she broke from her, and thenceforth resigned herself over to the deepest and most incurable melancholy.
Page 218 - A terrible blow, and yet the authors concealed; a danger so sudden, and yet so great ; these circumstances seemed all to denote some contrivance by gunpowder ; and it was thought advisable to inspect all the vaults below the Houses of Parliament. This care belonged to the Earl of Suffolk, lord chamberlain, who purposely delayed the search till the day before the meeting of Parliament. He remarked those great piles of wood and...
Page 284 - I can very sincerely assure you, there is not any thing you can expect or desire from me, which I shall not be ready to do for the happiness and prosperity of England ; and you shall always find me a strict and religious observer of my word.
Page 13 - During these military enterprises, he neglected not the arts of peace. He introduced laws and civility among the Britons, taught them to desire and 'raise all the conveniences of life, reconciled them to the Roman language and manners, instructed them in letters and science, and employed every expedient to render those chains, which he had forged, both easy and agreeable to them.
Page 240 - On the first year of freedom, by God's blessing, restored, 1648." The forms of all public business were changed, from the king's name, to that of the keepers of the liberties of England".
Page 261 - ... he languished only for a few days, and then expired, in the fifty-fifth year of his age, and twenty-fifth of his reign. He...
Page 238 - There is, sir, but one stage more, which though turbulent and troublesome, is yet a very short one. Consider, it will soon carry you a great way; it will carry you from earth to heaven; and there you shall find, to your great joy, the prize to which you hasten, a crown of glory.
Page 237 - At these words the child looked very stedfastly 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!
Page 238 - Though innocent towards his people, he acknowledged the equity of his execution in the eyes of his Maker ; and observed, that an unjust sentence, which he had suffered to take effect, was now punished by an unjust sentence upon himself.