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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... Sir Thomas Seymour - Sir Thomas appointed high - admiral - Characters of the
two brothers - Ambitious proceedings of the admiral - He marries Catherine Parr ,
the queen - dowager - Endeavours to supplant the protector - Intrigues for the ...
... Sir Thomas Seymour - Sir Thomas appointed high - admiral - Characters of the
two brothers - Ambitious proceedings of the admiral - He marries Catherine Parr ,
the queen - dowager - Endeavours to supplant the protector - Intrigues for the ...
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Burnet acknowledges terms as should demonstrate he was no elective that the
proceedings against him “ were sumprince ; for he , being declared the rightful
and mary and severe , beyond the usage of the privy undoubted heir , both by the
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Burnet acknowledges terms as should demonstrate he was no elective that the
proceedings against him “ were sumprince ; for he , being declared the rightful
and mary and severe , beyond the usage of the privy undoubted heir , both by the
...
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All these proceedings , it is affirmed , which we should not otherwise have known
, were “ to none other end and purpose but , after namely , that rumours had got
abroad that she a title gotten to the crown , and your party made was " in the ...
All these proceedings , it is affirmed , which we should not otherwise have known
, were “ to none other end and purpose but , after namely , that rumours had got
abroad that she a title gotten to the crown , and your party made was " in the ...
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The at first attempted to be met by a message from proceedings taken against the
accused were , from the other house , repeating , what had been intithe
beginning to the end , a flagrant violation of mated when the bill was first sent
down , that ...
The at first attempted to be met by a message from proceedings taken against the
accused were , from the other house , repeating , what had been intithe
beginning to the end , a flagrant violation of mated when the bill was first sent
down , that ...
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... great mass of The vast power these commissioners assumed the nation . was
much complained of ; the landlords said it From Holinshed ' s account , it would
appear was an invasion of their property , to subject them that a proceeding on
the ...
... great mass of The vast power these commissioners assumed the nation . was
much complained of ; the landlords said it From Holinshed ' s account , it would
appear was an invasion of their property , to subject them that a proceeding on
the ...
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| Title | 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 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, Charles MacFarlane |
| Author | Charles MacFarlane |
| Published | 1876 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 21 Jun 2006 |
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