The comprehensive history of England, from the earliest period to the suppression of the Sepoy revolt, by C. MacFarlane and T. Thomson. Continued to signing of the treaty of San Stefano, Volume 2 |
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... appears to have amounted to above 20,000 men , of whom 6000 were cavalry ; a fleet of sixty - five vessels , of which thirty - five were ships of war , and the remainder laden with ammunition and victuals , being equipped to ac- company ...
... appears to have amounted to above 20,000 men , of whom 6000 were cavalry ; a fleet of sixty - five vessels , of which thirty - five were ships of war , and the remainder laden with ammunition and victuals , being equipped to ac- company ...
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... appears , however , that Arran , with a small body of cavalry , had hung upon the rear of the retreat- ing army all the way from Edinburgh , although he did not venture to do more than watch its motions . At last , on Thursday , the ...
... appears , however , that Arran , with a small body of cavalry , had hung upon the rear of the retreat- ing army all the way from Edinburgh , although he did not venture to do more than watch its motions . At last , on Thursday , the ...
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... appears to have his arms . vofold object in this marriage ion of the wealth Catherine hile she was queen , and the was now entitled ; secondly , the easier access to the king , ble to win him over to his pur- fluence of Catherine , to ...
... appears to have his arms . vofold object in this marriage ion of the wealth Catherine hile she was queen , and the was now entitled ; secondly , the easier access to the king , ble to win him over to his pur- fluence of Catherine , to ...
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... appears to have thrown herself into his arms . Seymour had a twofold object in this marriage first , the acquisition of the wealth Catherine had accumulated while she was queen , and the dower to which she was now entitled ; secondly ...
... appears to have thrown herself into his arms . Seymour had a twofold object in this marriage first , the acquisition of the wealth Catherine had accumulated while she was queen , and the dower to which she was now entitled ; secondly ...
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... appears that his majesty was answer which was wrung from him to part of kept very bare by my lord - protector . But the - But neither this bribe nor the escape he had made 20 [ CIVIL AND MILITARY . HISTORY OF ENGLAND .
... appears that his majesty was answer which was wrung from him to part of kept very bare by my lord - protector . But the - But neither this bribe nor the escape he had made 20 [ CIVIL AND MILITARY . HISTORY OF ENGLAND .
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