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... defeated Henry at the 59. Battle of Lewes , 1264 , taking him prisoner , together with his brother , the Duke of Cornwall , and his son Edward . 60. First House of Commons , 1265. - Simon de Montfort , in order to ingratiate himself ...
... defeated Henry at the 59. Battle of Lewes , 1264 , taking him prisoner , together with his brother , the Duke of Cornwall , and his son Edward . 60. First House of Commons , 1265. - Simon de Montfort , in order to ingratiate himself ...
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... defeated him at the Battle of Evesham , where he was killed . After the battle , the cause of the people being for the time depressed , and Magna Charta trampled under foot , there was much discontent and disorder throughout the kingdom ...
... defeated him at the Battle of Evesham , where he was killed . After the battle , the cause of the people being for the time depressed , and Magna Charta trampled under foot , there was much discontent and disorder throughout the kingdom ...
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... defeated and deposed him at Dunbar , carrying the famous coronation stone of the Scottish kings to England . 71. Battle of Cambuskenneth , 1297. - The Scotch , headed by Sir William Wallace , declared in favour of Robert Bruce , de ...
... defeated and deposed him at Dunbar , carrying the famous coronation stone of the Scottish kings to England . 71. Battle of Cambuskenneth , 1297. - The Scotch , headed by Sir William Wallace , declared in favour of Robert Bruce , de ...
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... defeated the Earl of Lancaster at the Battle of Boroughbridge ( 1322 ) , and even put him to death , this unfortunate prince was unable in the end to make head against his rebellious barons . They seized and hanged his favourites , and ...
... defeated the Earl of Lancaster at the Battle of Boroughbridge ( 1322 ) , and even put him to death , this unfortunate prince was unable in the end to make head against his rebellious barons . They seized and hanged his favourites , and ...
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... defeated , and taken prisoner at Neville's Cross , by an army raised by Queen Philippa . 84. Siege of Calais , 1347 ... defeating Du Guesclin at Najara , in 1367. The expenses of this expedition obliged him to heavily tax his French ...
... defeated , and taken prisoner at Neville's Cross , by an army raised by Queen Philippa . 84. Siege of Calais , 1347 ... defeating Du Guesclin at Najara , in 1367. The expenses of this expedition obliged him to heavily tax his French ...
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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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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...