The cabinet history of England, an abridgment of the chapters entitled 'Civil and military history' in the Pictorial history of England [by G.L. Craik and C. MacFarlane] with a continuation to the present time. 13 vols. [in 26]. |
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... sent down to Edinburgh to arrange the matter , being charged not to commit his sovereign's honour by any too open pro- ceeding . He was , in short , to keep himself in public to the settling of a treaty of pacification between the ...
... sent down to Edinburgh to arrange the matter , being charged not to commit his sovereign's honour by any too open pro- ceeding . He was , in short , to keep himself in public to the settling of a treaty of pacification between the ...
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... sent an army from Berwick , under Drury the marshal , who was furnished with heavy artillery , and with in- structions to lay the castle in ruins . Though starving and destitute , the garrison under the brave and skilful Kirkaldy held ...
... sent an army from Berwick , under Drury the marshal , who was furnished with heavy artillery , and with in- structions to lay the castle in ruins . Though starving and destitute , the garrison under the brave and skilful Kirkaldy held ...
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... sent to England , fifty thou- sand pounds were advanced for present exigencies . * In spite of the new spirit which had been infused into them by the English treaty , the Dutch were defeated in the great battle of Gemblours . They then ...
... sent to England , fifty thou- sand pounds were advanced for present exigencies . * In spite of the new spirit which had been infused into them by the English treaty , the Dutch were defeated in the great battle of Gemblours . They then ...
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... sent over Simier , a nobleman who possessed uncom- mon skill in amorous matters , and who was irresistibly witty and gallant . This Simier soon gained an extra- ordinary ascendancy over the mind of the queen , to whom he constantly ...
... sent over Simier , a nobleman who possessed uncom- mon skill in amorous matters , and who was irresistibly witty and gallant . This Simier soon gained an extra- ordinary ascendancy over the mind of the queen , to whom he constantly ...
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... sent him a present of one hundred thousand crowns . Chiefly by means of this seasonable aid Anjou gained many other successes . On the approach of winter he put his troops into winter quarters , and hurried over to England , whither ...
... sent him a present of one hundred thousand crowns . Chiefly by means of this seasonable aid Anjou gained many other successes . On the approach of winter he put his troops into winter quarters , and hurried over to England , whither ...
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