The Barons' War; Including the Battles of Lewes and EveshamBell and Daldy, 1871 - 390 pages |
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... court being allowed to interfere for the punishment of their most heinous offences , it is said that Henry II . found that one hundred murders had been committed by the clergy unpunished . These and other monstrous abuses might well ...
... court being allowed to interfere for the punishment of their most heinous offences , it is said that Henry II . found that one hundred murders had been committed by the clergy unpunished . These and other monstrous abuses might well ...
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... court . It must be remembered that at this period there was no permanent tax , and no standing army ; the physical strength of the crown was but occasional , and the revenue casual . When the Sovereign , therefore , in his need grasped ...
... court . It must be remembered that at this period there was no permanent tax , and no standing army ; the physical strength of the crown was but occasional , and the revenue casual . When the Sovereign , therefore , in his need grasped ...
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... court And liberal largess are grown somewhat light . " RICH . II . MAGNA CHARTA , to which it is remarkable that Shakspeare makes no allusion whatever in his King John , required about thirty confirmations from subsequent kings to ...
... court And liberal largess are grown somewhat light . " RICH . II . MAGNA CHARTA , to which it is remarkable that Shakspeare makes no allusion whatever in his King John , required about thirty confirmations from subsequent kings to ...
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... court , es- pecially de Roches , there seems no reason to doubt his good faith and loyalty . The King , however , reproached him with personal insult as a traitor , and he was made to feel all the bitterness of serving a fickle prince ...
... court , es- pecially de Roches , there seems no reason to doubt his good faith and loyalty . The King , however , reproached him with personal insult as a traitor , and he was made to feel all the bitterness of serving a fickle prince ...
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... Court . The young Princess was brought over by her uncle , William , Count of Champagne , an artful man , who soon acquired great influence over the King , and from this time all patronage was in the hands of the Queen's relations and ...
... Court . The young Princess was brought over by her uncle , William , Count of Champagne , an artful man , who soon acquired great influence over the King , and from this time all patronage was in the hands of the Queen's relations and ...
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