The Barons' War; Including the Battles of Lewes and EveshamBell and Daldy, 1871 - 390 pages |
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... noble and the half - enfranchised commoner uniting their strength with zeal- ous earnestness ; the contest was of a nature which we now consider the most awful and irreconcilable , a war of prin- ciples . The conflicting claims of royal ...
... noble and the half - enfranchised commoner uniting their strength with zeal- ous earnestness ; the contest was of a nature which we now consider the most awful and irreconcilable , a war of prin- ciples . The conflicting claims of royal ...
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... nobles , that all the English were dismissed in 1233 , and their offices and the command of the royal castles committed to foreigners , 200 of whom came over on his invitation . The King was in vain warned that , to avoid the shipwreck ...
... nobles , that all the English were dismissed in 1233 , and their offices and the command of the royal castles committed to foreigners , 200 of whom came over on his invitation . The King was in vain warned that , to avoid the shipwreck ...
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... nobles of unshaken loyalty to King John , for whom he firmly defended Dover against all the assaults of Prince Louis . Shakspeare has made his name familiar and odious to us , representing him as taunted by the Earl of Norfolk with ...
... nobles of unshaken loyalty to King John , for whom he firmly defended Dover against all the assaults of Prince Louis . Shakspeare has made his name familiar and odious to us , representing him as taunted by the Earl of Norfolk with ...
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... nobles held in ward by his courtiers ; an unnecessary importation , sure to provoke the jealousy of all the affronted sex . The wealthy earls of Lincoln , of Devon , of Kent , of Gloucester and of Warenne were thus provided with foreign ...
... nobles held in ward by his courtiers ; an unnecessary importation , sure to provoke the jealousy of all the affronted sex . The wealthy earls of Lincoln , of Devon , of Kent , of Gloucester and of Warenne were thus provided with foreign ...
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... Nobles met her at Dover , and conducted her in procession through London , where the streets were adorned with gay trappings , and , by a very necessary compliment , rendered passable for the occasion by clearing away the mud and other ...
... Nobles met her at Dover , and conducted her in procession through London , where the streets were adorned with gay trappings , and , by a very necessary compliment , rendered passable for the occasion by clearing away the mud and other ...
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