Sir Walter Ralegh: A BiographyAt the Clarendon Press, 1891 - 413 pages |
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... captain of a hundred foot - soldiers raised to fight the insurgents of Munster , and their Spanish and Italian con- federates . From July 13 , 1580 , he drew allowances in that capacity . The appointment was not lucrative . His pay was ...
... captain of a hundred foot - soldiers raised to fight the insurgents of Munster , and their Spanish and Italian con- federates . From July 13 , 1580 , he drew allowances in that capacity . The appointment was not lucrative . His pay was ...
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... Captain in Ireland , a hundred foot and a hundred horse would have beaten all the force of the strongest pro- vinces , for ' in those days the Irish had darts . ' Towards the end of the Queen's reign they had bought good English arms ...
... Captain in Ireland , a hundred foot and a hundred horse would have beaten all the force of the strongest pro- vinces , for ' in those days the Irish had darts . ' Towards the end of the Queen's reign they had bought good English arms ...
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... captains did not dare lead them into battle . Wellington sometimes was as uncomplimentary to his . He bitterly criti- cized Ormond . Grey had granted him the custody of Barry's Court . He wrote in February , 1581 , to Sir Francis Wal ...
... captains did not dare lead them into battle . Wellington sometimes was as uncomplimentary to his . He bitterly criti- cized Ormond . Grey had granted him the custody of Barry's Court . He wrote in February , 1581 , to Sir Francis Wal ...
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... Captain Piers . Ralegh continued discontented . He sighed for a wider sphere . From his quarters at Lismore he wrote in August , 1581 , to Lord Leicester . He desired ' to put the Earl in mind of his affection , having to the world both ...
... Captain Piers . Ralegh continued discontented . He sighed for a wider sphere . From his quarters at Lismore he wrote in August , 1581 , to Lord Leicester . He desired ' to put the Earl in mind of his affection , having to the world both ...
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... Captain John Zouch , an officer as ruthless to Irishmen as himself , who was appointed Governor of the province in August , 1581 , worked on the same lines . It became practicable to disband part of the English forces . Ralegh's own ...
... Captain John Zouch , an officer as ruthless to Irishmen as himself , who was appointed Governor of the province in August , 1581 , worked on the same lines . It became practicable to disband part of the English forces . Ralegh's own ...
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