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... VIII . Edward VI . Mary I. Elizabeth Genealogical Table of the House of Tudor 1603-1714 VII . THE HOUSE OF STUART • James I. Charles I .. The Commonwealth The Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell . The Protectorate of Richard Cromwell 27 27 ...
... VIII . Edward VI . Mary I. Elizabeth Genealogical Table of the House of Tudor 1603-1714 VII . THE HOUSE OF STUART • James I. Charles I .. The Commonwealth The Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell . The Protectorate of Richard Cromwell 27 27 ...
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... VIII . THE HOUSE OF HANOVER • George I. George II . George III . George IV . • · William IV . PAGE 1660-1685 50-2 1685-1688 52-3 1689-1702 53-6 1702-1714 56 43 45 59-71 • 1714-1727 59 1727-1760 60-1 1760-1820 61-6 1820-1830 66 1830-1837 ...
... VIII . THE HOUSE OF HANOVER • George I. George II . George III . George IV . • · William IV . PAGE 1660-1685 50-2 1685-1688 52-3 1689-1702 53-6 1702-1714 56 43 45 59-71 • 1714-1727 59 1727-1760 60-1 1760-1820 61-6 1820-1830 66 1830-1837 ...
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... VIII . , and Anne successively restricted this privilege . It was finally abolished in the reign of George IV . 64. Statute of Gloucester , 1278. - Under this enactment inquiries were made into the encroachments of the nobility on the ...
... VIII . , and Anne successively restricted this privilege . It was finally abolished in the reign of George IV . 64. Statute of Gloucester , 1278. - Under this enactment inquiries were made into the encroachments of the nobility on the ...
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... VIII.'s time the penalties of præmunire were further extended . 94. Rebellion of the Earl of Hereford , 1398. - Henry , Earl of Hereford , called Bolingbroke , son of John of Gaunt , Duke of Lancaster , by his first wife , Blanche of ...
... VIII.'s time the penalties of præmunire were further extended . 94. Rebellion of the Earl of Hereford , 1398. - Henry , Earl of Hereford , called Bolingbroke , son of John of Gaunt , Duke of Lancaster , by his first wife , Blanche of ...
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... VIII . d . 1547 Margaret m . James IV . ( of Scotland ) ( See p . 36 , s . 130 ) ( 41 ) Edward VI . d . 1553 ( 42 ) Mary I. d . 1558 ( 43 ) Elizabeth d . 1603 Elizabeth of York ( See pp . 32 , 35 , ss . 120 , 125 ) ' White Rose ' Mary m ...
... VIII . d . 1547 Margaret m . James IV . ( of Scotland ) ( See p . 36 , s . 130 ) ( 41 ) Edward VI . d . 1553 ( 42 ) Mary I. d . 1558 ( 43 ) Elizabeth d . 1603 Elizabeth of York ( See pp . 32 , 35 , ss . 120 , 125 ) ' White Rose ' Mary m ...
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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.
Page 2 - At once the simplest and most complete Grammar of the French language. To the pupil the effect is almost as if he looked into a map, so well-defined is the course of study as explained by M. de Fivas.
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...