Lives of the queens of England, from the Norman conquest. By A. [and E.] Strickland, Volume 11864 |
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... regard to any other consideration than the development of facts . Their sayings , their doings , their manners , their costume , will be found faithfully chronicled in this work , which also includes the most interesting of their ...
... regard to any other consideration than the development of facts . Their sayings , their doings , their manners , their costume , will be found faithfully chronicled in this work , which also includes the most interesting of their ...
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... we could look upon it with apathy ; but we regard it as God's blessing on our labours , and their sweetest reward . I am now enabled to gratify a long - cherished wish , by republishing * this work at a price which will , I trust.
... we could look upon it with apathy ; but we regard it as God's blessing on our labours , and their sweetest reward . I am now enabled to gratify a long - cherished wish , by republishing * this work at a price which will , I trust.
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... regard and honours on the poets and chroniclers of her era . The consort of Henry I. , Matilda of Scotland , familiarly designated by her subjects " Maude , the gode quene , ” not only excelled in personal works of piety and charity ...
... regard and honours on the poets and chroniclers of her era . The consort of Henry I. , Matilda of Scotland , familiarly designated by her subjects " Maude , the gode quene , ” not only excelled in personal works of piety and charity ...
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... regard to the consorts of Charles I. , Charles II . , and James II . , since , for upwards of a century after the revolution of 1688 , it was considered a test of loyalty to the reigning family and attachment to the church of England to ...
... regard to the consorts of Charles I. , Charles II . , and James II . , since , for upwards of a century after the revolution of 1688 , it was considered a test of loyalty to the reigning family and attachment to the church of England to ...
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... regard.1 The dark sequel of this tale , which will be related in its proper place , is one of those strange facts which occasionally tinge the page of history with the colours of romance . Rise and Progress , vol . i . p . 294 . Anglo ...
... regard.1 The dark sequel of this tale , which will be related in its proper place , is one of those strange facts which occasionally tinge the page of history with the colours of romance . Rise and Progress , vol . i . p . 294 . Anglo ...
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