Lives of the queens of England, from the Norman conquest. By A. [and E.] Strickland, Volume 11864 |
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... held - Woodstock - palace completed - Revolt in Normandy- Illness of the queen - Her death - King Henry's grief - Burial of Matilda - Inscrip- tion to her memory - Her palace at Westminster - Present remains - Statue of Matilda - Her ...
... held - Woodstock - palace completed - Revolt in Normandy- Illness of the queen - Her death - King Henry's grief - Burial of Matilda - Inscrip- tion to her memory - Her palace at Westminster - Present remains - Statue of Matilda - Her ...
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... held her state in England , which , during the greater portion of her warlike husband's reign , was suffering from the evils of absenteeism . Isabella of Angoulême , the consort of John , was one of the few queens who have left no ...
... held her state in England , which , during the greater portion of her warlike husband's reign , was suffering from the evils of absenteeism . Isabella of Angoulême , the consort of John , was one of the few queens who have left no ...
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... held his horse in readiness , sprang to the saddle , and setting spurs to the good steed , distanced all pursuit . Although the Norman , French , and Flemish chroniclers differ as to the place where William the Conqueror perpetrated ...
... held his horse in readiness , sprang to the saddle , and setting spurs to the good steed , distanced all pursuit . Although the Norman , French , and Flemish chroniclers differ as to the place where William the Conqueror perpetrated ...
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... held this manor in the reign of Edward the Confessor ; but having 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 ...
... held this manor in the reign of Edward the Confessor ; but having 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 ...
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... held the manor of Beauchamp Kibworth . The manor of Addington was likewise granted by the Conqueror to Tezelin , his cook , for composing a dish of white soup called dillegrout , which especially pleased the royal palate . " " When the ...
... held the manor of Beauchamp Kibworth . The manor of Addington was likewise granted by the Conqueror to Tezelin , his cook , for composing a dish of white soup called dillegrout , which especially pleased the royal palate . " " When the ...
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