Lives of the queens of England, from the Norman conquest. By A. [and E.] Strickland, Volume 11864 |
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... Called Matilda Atheling - Her cha- rities - Her brother , king Alexander the Fierce - Her works of utility - Equitable laws of king Henry - Normans nickname the king and queen - Duke Robert's invasion- Birth of Matilda's son- Robert's ...
... Called Matilda Atheling - Her cha- rities - Her brother , king Alexander the Fierce - Her works of utility - Equitable laws of king Henry - Normans nickname the king and queen - Duke Robert's invasion- Birth of Matilda's son- Robert's ...
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... princess took place in the year 60 . There is every reason to suppose that the noble code of laws called the Common Law of England , usually attributed to Alfred , were by him derived from the laws first established by a British B 2.
... princess took place in the year 60 . There is every reason to suppose that the noble code of laws called the Common Law of England , usually attributed to Alfred , were by him derived from the laws first established by a British B 2.
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... called regina.1 This was an innovation in the ancient customs of the land , for the Saxons simply styled the wife of the king ' the lady his companion , " and to them it was displeasing to hear the Normans speak of Matilda as la Royne ...
... called regina.1 This was an innovation in the ancient customs of the land , for the Saxons simply styled the wife of the king ' the lady his companion , " and to them it was displeasing to hear the Normans speak of Matilda as la Royne ...
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... refusal of William , than the defect in his birth on which she grounded her objection . It was not long , however , before VOL . I. 1 Chronicle of Inger , likewise called Ingerius . C William was informed of what Matilda had really said .
... refusal of William , than the defect in his birth on which she grounded her objection . It was not long , however , before VOL . I. 1 Chronicle of Inger , likewise called Ingerius . C William was informed of what Matilda had really said .
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... called the peers of Normandy together , in the Hôtel de Ville , and required them to swear fealty to the young William as his successor . When the princely boy , then a child of seven years old , was brought in to receive the homage of ...
... called the peers of Normandy together , in the Hôtel de Ville , and required them to swear fealty to the young William as his successor . When the princely boy , then a child of seven years old , was brought in to receive the homage of ...
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