Charles Knight's school history of England, abridged from the Popular history of England. [With] Questions, Volume 11865 |
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... received a vast sum from Ethelred , he became a mercenary under the English . The king of Denmark came with his great fleet , decorated with all the tawdry devices of barbaric pomp , to carry on a war of extermination . His commands ...
... received a vast sum from Ethelred , he became a mercenary under the English . The king of Denmark came with his great fleet , decorated with all the tawdry devices of barbaric pomp , to carry on a war of extermination . His commands ...
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... received him . Ethelnoth , the archbishop , welcomed the exile ; for Harold , who had claimed to be supreme king over all England , was living an infamous life , and the archbishop had refused to consecrate him . The unfortunate Alfred ...
... received him . Ethelnoth , the archbishop , welcomed the exile ; for Harold , who had claimed to be supreme king over all England , was living an infamous life , and the archbishop had refused to consecrate him . The unfortunate Alfred ...
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... received the education of a monk rather than that of the descendant of a long line of kings ; was familiar with other customs and with another language than that belonging to his race ; and was powerful to accomplish nothing by his own ...
... received the education of a monk rather than that of the descendant of a long line of kings ; was familiar with other customs and with another language than that belonging to his race ; and was powerful to accomplish nothing by his own ...
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... received with kindness by Malcolm , the king . The submission of Edwin and Morcar had not arrested the disaffection of the north . In the beginning of 1069 , the English burst into the city of Durham , which was held by one of William's ...
... received with kindness by Malcolm , the king . The submission of Edwin and Morcar had not arrested the disaffection of the north . In the beginning of 1069 , the English burst into the city of Durham , which was held by one of William's ...
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... received at the court of Geoffrey of Conversana , in Apulia ; and there he lingered long , and finally married Sibylla , the daughter of his entertainer . With his young and beauteous wife he received a marriage portion amply sufficient ...
... received at the court of Geoffrey of Conversana , in Apulia ; and there he lingered long , and finally married Sibylla , the daughter of his entertainer . With his young and beauteous wife he received a marriage portion amply sufficient ...
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Page 181 - Well, well, Master Kingston," quoth he, "I see the matter against me how it is framed; but if I had served God as diligently as I have done the king, he would not have given me over in my grey hairs.
Page 380 - ... a Liberty to Tender Consciences and that no man shall be disquieted or called in question for differences of opinion in matters of religion which do not disturb the peace of the kingdom...
Page 476 - Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts...
Page 688 - ENACTED, that, On every Such trial, the jury sworn to try the issue may give a general verdict of guilty or not guilty upon the whole matter put in issue upon such indictment or information...
Page 431 - ... heirs of the body of Her Majesty; and for default of such issue to Her Royal Highness the princess Anne of Denmark and the heirs of her body...
Page 615 - I call upon the honour of your Lordships to reverence the dignity of your ancestors, and to maintain your own. I call upon the spirit and humanity of my country to vindicate the national character.
Page 661 - Then ensued a scene of woe, the like of which no eye had seen, no heart conceived, and which no tongue can adequately tell. All the horrors of war before known or heard of, were mercy to that new havoc. A storm of universal fire blasted every field, consumed every house, destroyed every temple.
Page 237 - Be of good comfort, master Ridley, and play the man. We shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out.
Page 661 - Whilst the authors of all these evils were idly and stupidly gazing on this menacing meteor, which blackened all their horizon, it suddenly burst, and poured down the whole of its contents upon the plains of the Carnatic.
Page 620 - That the influence of the Crown has increased, is increasing, and ought to be diminished"?