Outlines of English history. by H. Ince and J. Gilbert1877 |
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A.D. Accession A.D. Accession Abbey afterwards Anjou Archbishop Art.-The barons Battle beheaded Birth and Reign.-He Bishop born British brother buried called Canterbury Canute Castle celebrated Character Charles Charles II CHRONOLOGICAL SUMMARY church clergy Cromwell crowned at Westminster Danes daughter defeated died Duke of Gloucester Earl of Warwick Edward Edward IV eldest Elizabeth Emperors of Germany England English erected espoused Ethelred executed favour Frederick Frederick III French George Henry IV Henry VIII House HOUSE OF YORK imprisoned interred introduced invented Ireland island James James II Kent King of Denmark King of France King of Spain King of Sweden king's kingdom Kings of Scotland land Literature London Lord Louis Marriage married Mary Matilda Memorable Events.-The monarch monks murdered Names Normandy Normans Oxford Parliament period Philip Prince of Wales Princess prisoner Queen Rebellion reign Richard Robert royal Saxon Science Scots Siege slain surnamed throne Tower victory William Winchester Windsor
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Sayfa 32 - Tyrrel, impatient to show his dexterity, let fly an arrow at a stag which suddenly started before him. The arrow, glancing from a tree, struck the king in the breast, and instantly slew...
Sayfa 83 - Whoever speaks to her, it is kneeling ; now and then she raises some with her hand. While we were there, W. Slawata, a Bohemian baron, had letters to present to her ; and she, after pulling off her glove, gave him her right hand to kiss, sparkling with rings and jewels, — a mark of particular favour.
Sayfa 99 - This man, who never besieged a town which he did not take, nor fought a battle which he did not gain, was at St. James's a perfect courtier, in parliament the head of a party, and in foreign countries the most able negotiator of his time.
Sayfa 99 - On the duke's return from this campaign, he was accused of having taken a bribe of 6000/. a-year from a Jew, who had contracted to supply the army with bread ; and the queen thought proper to dismiss him from all his employments.
Sayfa 83 - Latin, and the Languages I have mentioned, she is mistress of Spanish, Scotch, and Dutch: Whoever speaks to her, it is kneeling; now and then she raises some with her Hand.
Sayfa 32 - If William perished by treason (a supposition not very improbable) it was politic in the assassin to fix the guilt on one, who was no longer in the kingdom. This at least is certain, that no inquiry was made into the cause or the manner of his death : whence...
Sayfa 55 - III., by whom he was honourably and beseemingly maintained during all the years of that prince's life. After the death of Robert III., this Richard is stated to have been supported in magnificence, and even in royal state, by the duke of Albany, to have at length died in the castle of Stirling, and to have been interred in the church of the friars there, at the north angle of the altar. This singular legend is also attested by another contemporary historian, Winton, the prior of Lochleven.
Sayfa 98 - Senate by sixteen peers in the House of Lords, and forty-five members in the House of Commons.
Sayfa 18 - Southampton, seated himself in a chair by the sea-shore, whilst the tide was rising, and in a loud voice commanded the waves to retire. He feigned to wait some time for their submission; but as the sea began to wash him with its waves, he rebuked his flatterers by observing, " There is only one Omnipotent Being who can say to the ocean, ' Thus far shalt thou go and no farther.
Sayfa 17 - EDWIN, the eldest son of Edmund I., succeeded his uncle at the age of sixteen. He married Elgiva, a princess of great beauty...