Lives of the queens of England, from the Norman conquest. By A. [and E.] Strickland, Volume 11864 |
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... honour - Edward leaves his bride for the Scotch war - Queen follows Edward - Lives at Brotherton - Eldest son born there - Left at Cawood - Queen goes to Scotland - Danger of journey owing to Wallace - Her court at Dunfermline- High ...
... honour - Edward leaves his bride for the Scotch war - Queen follows Edward - Lives at Brotherton - Eldest son born there - Left at Cawood - Queen goes to Scotland - Danger of journey owing to Wallace - Her court at Dunfermline- High ...
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... honour- Persecutions of the queen's servants - Queen pleads for their lives - Grand tourna- ment - Queen presides Queen intercedes for the city of London - Her visit to the city - Gifts to her - Her entrance at Westminster - hall - Her ...
... honour- Persecutions of the queen's servants - Queen pleads for their lives - Grand tourna- ment - Queen presides Queen intercedes for the city of London - Her visit to the city - Gifts to her - Her entrance at Westminster - hall - Her ...
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... honour of Gloucester , and was possessed of so fair a heritage in that fruitful part of England , that he would not have been esteemed an unsuitable consort for the Flemish princess if their love had been reciprocal , but , for some ...
... honour of Gloucester , and was possessed of so fair a heritage in that fruitful part of England , that he would not have been esteemed an unsuitable consort for the Flemish princess if their love had been reciprocal , but , for some ...
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... honour- able surname , but even afterwards , he submitted to the use of that derived from his mother's shame ; and in the charter of the lands which he bestowed on his son - in - law , Alan , duke of Bretagne , in Yorkshire , he ...
... honour- able surname , but even afterwards , he submitted to the use of that derived from his mother's shame ; and in the charter of the lands which he bestowed on his son - in - law , Alan , duke of Bretagne , in Yorkshire , he ...
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... honour ? You owe him service for your fiefs , and you ought to render it with all readiness . " — " Sir , " replied they , " we fear the sea , and we are not bound to serve beyond it . But do you speak to the duke for us , for we do not ...
... honour ? You owe him service for your fiefs , and you ought to render it with all readiness . " — " Sir , " replied they , " we fear the sea , and we are not bound to serve beyond it . But do you speak to the duke for us , for we do not ...
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