Lives of the queens of England, from the Norman conquest. By A. [and E.] Strickland, Volume 11864 |
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... given a concise outline of the domestic , as well as the general history of her times , and its effects on her character , and we have done so with singleness of heart . If we have borne false witness in any instance , let those who ...
... given a concise outline of the domestic , as well as the general history of her times , and its effects on her character , and we have done so with singleness of heart . If we have borne false witness in any instance , let those who ...
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... given to the king to take in mortmain , or to have a fair , market , park , chase , or free - warren , then the queen was entitled to ten marks in silver , or rather its equivalent — one mark in gold , by the name of queen - gold , or ...
... given to the king to take in mortmain , or to have a fair , market , park , chase , or free - warren , then the queen was entitled to ten marks in silver , or rather its equivalent — one mark in gold , by the name of queen - gold , or ...
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... given by Baudoin d'Avesnes , who shows that the provocation which duke William had received from his fair cousin was not merely a rejection of his matrimonial overtures , but an insulting allusion to the defect in his birth . According ...
... given by Baudoin d'Avesnes , who shows that the provocation which duke William had received from his fair cousin was not merely a rejection of his matrimonial overtures , but an insulting allusion to the defect in his birth . According ...
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... given way to every species of luxury and licentious folly . William of Malmesbury draws the following quaint picture of their manners and proceedings at this period . " Englishmen , " says he , " had then transformed themselves into the ...
... given way to every species of luxury and licentious folly . William of Malmesbury draws the following quaint picture of their manners and proceedings at this period . " Englishmen , " says he , " had then transformed themselves into the ...
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... given offence to Maud , the daughter of Baldwin , count of Flanders , previous to her marriage with William , duke of Normandy , by refusing to marry her himself , his property was seized by that monarch on the conquest , and be- stowed ...
... given offence to Maud , the daughter of Baldwin , count of Flanders , previous to her marriage with William , duke of Normandy , by refusing to marry her himself , his property was seized by that monarch on the conquest , and be- stowed ...
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