Encyclopaedia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature, History, Politics and Biography, a New Edition; Including a Copious Collection of Original Articles in American Biography; on the Basis of the Seventh Edition of the German Conversations-Lexicon, Volume 13Francis Lieber Lea & Blanchard, 1851 |
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Page 49
... king , Edward I ( q . v . ) , with the utmost impatience , and resolved to undertake the task of liberating Scot- land from a foreign yoke . Having col- lected a small band of followers , he com- menced an irregular warfare with the ...
... king , Edward I ( q . v . ) , with the utmost impatience , and resolved to undertake the task of liberating Scot- land from a foreign yoke . Having col- lected a small band of followers , he com- menced an irregular warfare with the ...
Page 51
... king ing , within seven years , raised 600,000,000 of Denmark ( who could not withstand , at thalers - more than 400,000,000 dollars- the same time , him , and the army of the by contributions in the north of Germany ) , league , under ...
... king ing , within seven years , raised 600,000,000 of Denmark ( who could not withstand , at thalers - more than 400,000,000 dollars- the same time , him , and the army of the by contributions in the north of Germany ) , league , under ...
Page 52
... king had fallen , maintained the field under Bernard , duke of Weimar . Wallenstein now with- drew to Bohemia , and caused a strict court - martial to be held , at Prague , over the officers and soldiers , who were accus- ed of not ...
... king had fallen , maintained the field under Bernard , duke of Weimar . Wallenstein now with- drew to Bohemia , and caused a strict court - martial to be held , at Prague , over the officers and soldiers , who were accus- ed of not ...
Page 53
... king's forces at Round way Down , near Devizes , and at Cropready bridge , in Oxfordshire . The blame was thrown by him on the jealousy of other officers ; and soon after , having refused to fall in with the views of the Independents ...
... king's forces at Round way Down , near Devizes , and at Cropready bridge , in Oxfordshire . The blame was thrown by him on the jealousy of other officers ; and soon after , having refused to fall in with the views of the Independents ...
Page 54
... king some pecuniary aid at Not- tingham . He was one of the commis- sioners employed to treat with Charles at Oxford , who treated him with great kind- ness . His mind being then entirely dis- posed towards the royal party , he entered ...
... king some pecuniary aid at Not- tingham . He was one of the commis- sioners employed to treat with Charles at Oxford , who treated him with great kind- ness . His mind being then entirely dis- posed towards the royal party , he entered ...
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