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... Charles I .. The Commonwealth The Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell . The Protectorate of Richard Cromwell 27 27 35-41 1485-1509 35-6 1509-1547 37-9 1547-1553 39 1553-1558 39-40 1558-1603 40-1 34 42-56 1603-1625 42-5 1625-1649 45-9 1649 ...
... Charles I .. The Commonwealth The Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell . The Protectorate of Richard Cromwell 27 27 35-41 1485-1509 35-6 1509-1547 37-9 1547-1553 39 1553-1558 39-40 1558-1603 40-1 34 42-56 1603-1625 42-5 1625-1649 45-9 1649 ...
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... Charles II . James II .. William III . and Mary II . Anne Genealogical Table of the House of Stuart . Genealogical Table of the claims of Arabella Stuart . 1714- VIII . THE HOUSE OF HANOVER • George I. George II . George III . George IV ...
... Charles II . James II .. William III . and Mary II . Anne Genealogical Table of the House of Stuart . Genealogical Table of the claims of Arabella Stuart . 1714- VIII . THE HOUSE OF HANOVER • George I. George II . George III . George IV ...
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... Charles's sister . The claim was un- tenable ( 1 ) because a nearer male heir existed in the person of Philip of ... Charles IV . Isabella . EDWARD III . Charles of Valois . PHILIP VI . the title of King of France , quartered the French ...
... Charles's sister . The claim was un- tenable ( 1 ) because a nearer male heir existed in the person of Philip of ... Charles IV . Isabella . EDWARD III . Charles of Valois . PHILIP VI . the title of King of France , quartered the French ...
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... Charles VI . , the im- becile King of France ; ( 2 ) that he should succeed to the crown at that monarch's death , to the exclusion of the dauphin ; and ( 3 ) be regent of the kingdom during the remainder of his lifetime . 103. HENRY VI ...
... Charles VI . , the im- becile King of France ; ( 2 ) that he should succeed to the crown at that monarch's death , to the exclusion of the dauphin ; and ( 3 ) be regent of the kingdom during the remainder of his lifetime . 103. HENRY VI ...
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... Charles VI . , the mad King of France . 104. Battle of Verneuil , 1424. - Charles VI . died in 1422. At his death , in defiance of the Treaty of Troyes , the dauphin seized the He was defeated by the Earl of Salisbury , at Cravant , in ...
... Charles VI . , the mad King of France . 104. Battle of Verneuil , 1424. - Charles VI . died in 1422. At his death , in defiance of the Treaty of Troyes , the dauphin seized the He was defeated by the Earl of Salisbury , at Cravant , in ...
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Page 7 - Fivas to furnish a selection suited to youth of both sexes have been crowned with success, and we most warmly recommend it to all who are studying the French language, and to those to whom the education of youth is more particularly entrusted.' LA BELLE ASSEMBLEE. ' Exceedingly good samples of the French style, and of elegance and purity of language. We recommend the work as both amusing and instructive.
Page 5 - De Fivas' New Guide to Modern French Conversation ; or, the Student and Tourist's French Vade-Mecum ; containing a Comprehensive Vocabulary, and Phrases and Dialogues on every useful or interesting topic; together with Models of Letters, Notes, and Cards; and Comparative Tables of the British and Froiu'h Coins, Weights, and Measures: the whole exhibiting, in a distinct manner, the true Pronunciation of the French Language.
Page 118 - ... had I but served God as diligently as I have served the king, he would not have given me over in my gray hairs.
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Page 3 - COLLIS, Honorary Canon of Worcester ; late Fellow of Worcester College, Oxford ; Head Master of the Grammar School of King Edward the Sixth, Bromsgrove. From Professor MARCEL. — ' J'ai parcouru votre dernier ouvrage, " Grammaire des Grammaires," et, frappé de sa clarté et de sa concision, je lui ai reconnu sous ce rapport une grande supériorité sur les autres grammaires, aussi me suis-je empressé de la recommander à tous ceux qui désirent se pénétrer des vrais principes de notre langue.
Page 6 - VIII et l'Evêque Le Marquis de Custine Le Coq et la Perle Conaxa ou les deux Gendres Invention de l'Imprimerie Commerce des Tulipes en Hollande Alexandre et le Chef de Bataillon Toilette de Bal Le...