The History of England: From the Earliest Times to the Death of George II.T. Davies ... Becket and De Hondt, and T. Cadell, 1771 - Great Britain |
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... son , Alphonfo , foon after made young Edward , who had been thus created prince of Wales , heir alfo to the English mo- narchy ; and ever fince the government of both nations has continued to flow in one un- divided channel . This ...
... son , Alphonfo , foon after made young Edward , who had been thus created prince of Wales , heir alfo to the English mo- narchy ; and ever fince the government of both nations has continued to flow in one un- divided channel . This ...
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... son , and the daughter of Phi- lip de Valois . Edward , to whom these transactions were no fecret , endeavoured to ward the threatened blow , by being the first aggreffor ; and accor- dingly fummoned John to perform the duty of a vaffal ...
... son , and the daughter of Phi- lip de Valois . Edward , to whom these transactions were no fecret , endeavoured to ward the threatened blow , by being the first aggreffor ; and accor- dingly fummoned John to perform the duty of a vaffal ...
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... son wounded by his fide . At length , fpent with fatigue , and defpairing of fuccefs , he thought of yielding himself a prisoner ; and frequently cried out , that he was ready to de- liver himself to his coufin , the prince of Wales ...
... son wounded by his fide . At length , fpent with fatigue , and defpairing of fuccefs , he thought of yielding himself a prisoner ; and frequently cried out , that he was ready to de- liver himself to his coufin , the prince of Wales ...
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... son , named Richard , who fucceeded to the throne ; Ed- ward's fecond fon was : Lionel , duke of Cla- rence ; the third was called : John of Gaunt , from the place of his birth , and was afterwards created duke of Lancafter . The fourth ...
... son , named Richard , who fucceeded to the throne ; Ed- ward's fecond fon was : Lionel , duke of Cla- rence ; the third was called : John of Gaunt , from the place of his birth , and was afterwards created duke of Lancafter . The fourth ...
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... son of the late duke of York , began to repair the loffes his party had lately fuftained , and to give spirit to the Yorkifts . This prince , in the bloom of youth , remarkable for the beauty of his perfon , his bravery , and popular ...
... son of the late duke of York , began to repair the loffes his party had lately fuftained , and to give spirit to the Yorkifts . This prince , in the bloom of youth , remarkable for the beauty of his perfon , his bravery , and popular ...
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Page 370 - I rightly conceived your meaning ; and if, as you say, confessing a truth, indeed may procure my safety, I shall with all willingness and duty, perform your command. But let not your grace ever imagine, that your poor wife will ever be brought to acknowledge a fault, where not so much as a thought thereof preceded.
Page 371 - Grace may be freed from an open censure, and mine offence being so lawfully proved, your Grace is at liberty, both before God and man, not only to execute worthy punishment on me as an unlawful wife, but to follow your affection, already settled on that party...
Page 349 - I have often kneeled before him. sometimes three hours together, to persuade him from his will and appetite, but could not prevail. Had I but served God as diligently as I have served the king, He would not have given me over in my grey hairs.
Page 370 - ... of mine enemies, withdraw your princely favour from me; neither let that stain, that unworthy stain of a disloyal heart towards your good grace, ever cast so foul a blot on your most dutiful wife, and the infant princess your daughter.
Page 141 - Thus died the unfortunate Richard, in the thirty-fourth year of his age, and the twenty-third of his reign. Though his conduct was blameable, yet the...
Page 371 - But if you have already determined of me, and that not only my death, but an infamous slander, must bring you the...
Page 349 - He is a prince of a most royal carriage, and hath a princely heart; and rather than he will miss or want any part of his will, he will endanger the one half of his kingdom.
Page 370 - I at any time so far forget myself in my exaltation, or received queenship, but that I always looked for such an alteration as I now find ; for the ground of my preferment being on no surer foundation than your grace's fancy, the least alteration I knew was fit and sufficient to draw that fancy to some other object.
Page 130 - The Duke of' Hereford appeared in Parliament, and accused the Duke of Norfolk of having spoken to him, in private, many slanderous words of the king...
Page 252 - They found- the young princes in bed, and fallen into a profound sleep. After suffocating them with the bolster and pillows, they showed their naked bodies to Tyrrel, who ordered them to be buried at the...