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... Scotch Succession , 1292. - Margaret , the Maid of Norway , heiress to the Scottish crown , having died , the two chief competitors , Robert Bruce and John Baliol , referred the settlement of their claims to Edward's decision . The ...
... Scotch Succession , 1292. - Margaret , the Maid of Norway , heiress to the Scottish crown , having died , the two chief competitors , Robert Bruce and John Baliol , referred the settlement of their claims to Edward's decision . The ...
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... Scotch , under the Earl of Douglas , Regent during the minority of David Bruce , made an inroad upon the North of England . In revenge , Edward marched into Scotland , and gained a victory at Halidon Hill , which in a measure ...
... Scotch , under the Earl of Douglas , Regent during the minority of David Bruce , made an inroad upon the North of England . In revenge , Edward marched into Scotland , and gained a victory at Halidon Hill , which in a measure ...
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... Scotch continued to make inroads into the north of England . In one of these the Scottish leader , Douglas , defeated the Percies , and took young Percy , surnamed Hotspur , prisoner . 93. Statute of Præmunire , 1392. - Another Statute ...
... Scotch continued to make inroads into the north of England . In one of these the Scottish leader , Douglas , defeated the Percies , and took young Percy , surnamed Hotspur , prisoner . 93. Statute of Præmunire , 1392. - Another Statute ...
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... Scotch under Earl Douglas . Earl Douglas and many of the Scotch nobility were taken prisoners . 98. Battle of Shrewsbury , 1403. - In this battle , Henry , Prince of Wales , afterwards Henry V. , greatly distinguished himself . It was ...
... Scotch under Earl Douglas . Earl Douglas and many of the Scotch nobility were taken prisoners . 98. Battle of Shrewsbury , 1403. - In this battle , Henry , Prince of Wales , afterwards Henry V. , greatly distinguished himself . It was ...
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... Scotch king's invasion of England in 1496 was made the pretext for levying a subsidy to meet the expenses of a war with Scotland . This tax caused an insurrection in Cornwall . The rebels advanced into Kent , and were defeated by the ...
... Scotch king's invasion of England in 1496 was made the pretext for levying a subsidy to meet the expenses of a war with Scotland . This tax caused an insurrection in Cornwall . The rebels advanced into Kent , and were defeated by the ...
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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.
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