A Popular History of England: From the Earliest Times to the Accession of Victoria, Volume 4D. Estes and C. E. Lauriat, 1876 - Great Britain |
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... king's feet . Wil- liam , indeed , objected strongly to amateurs in his army . Thus , the brave Walker , the defender of Londonderry , whom the king had raised to the episcopal dignity , was killed near him at the battle of the Boyne . The ...
... king's feet . Wil- liam , indeed , objected strongly to amateurs in his army . Thus , the brave Walker , the defender of Londonderry , whom the king had raised to the episcopal dignity , was killed near him at the battle of the Boyne . The ...
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... king . Disaffections like these , as well as jealousies excited in England by the formation of a commercial company in Scot- land , whose rivalry English merchants feared , were soon to be silenced in the presence of a great national ...
... king . Disaffections like these , as well as jealousies excited in England by the formation of a commercial company in Scot- land , whose rivalry English merchants feared , were soon to be silenced in the presence of a great national ...
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... King James's own hand , authoriz- ing him to execute upon occasion any acts of hostility against the Prince of Orange and his adherents which might be for the service of his Majesty . The act of hostility which Sir George Barclay and ...
... King James's own hand , authoriz- ing him to execute upon occasion any acts of hostility against the Prince of Orange and his adherents which might be for the service of his Majesty . The act of hostility which Sir George Barclay and ...
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... King James awaited at Calais , and on which he counted for the success of his projects , had been delayed from day ... king's hunting party , when it had been arranged that the forty conspirators were to fall upon him , was put off ...
... King James awaited at Calais , and on which he counted for the success of his projects , had been delayed from day ... king's hunting party , when it had been arranged that the forty conspirators were to fall upon him , was put off ...
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... King James's cause , but recoiling instinctively from the idea of assassination . My lord , " he had said to Portland , " as you value King William's life , do not let him hunt to - morrow . He is the enemy of my religion , yet my ...
... King James's cause , but recoiling instinctively from the idea of assassination . My lord , " he had said to Portland , " as you value King William's life , do not let him hunt to - morrow . He is the enemy of my religion , yet my ...
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