History of the Commonwealth of England: From the death of Charles I. to the protectorateH. Colburn, 1827 |
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... ment of the year 1649 they abolished king- ship and the house of lords : they had no old institutions standing in the way to impede their efforts . Now it was that they were to erect their republic . But , if there remained no old ...
... ment of the year 1649 they abolished king- ship and the house of lords : they had no old institutions standing in the way to impede their efforts . Now it was that they were to erect their republic . But , if there remained no old ...
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... - Discussions between the Scottish parlia- ment and the English . - Charles the Second invited by the Scots . - Disastrous expedition of Montrose . - Landing of Charles . - Fairfax and Cromwel ordered to march against CONTENTS .
... - Discussions between the Scottish parlia- ment and the English . - Charles the Second invited by the Scots . - Disastrous expedition of Montrose . - Landing of Charles . - Fairfax and Cromwel ordered to march against CONTENTS .
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... ment that was made upon the inhabitants of this country , by the men who , in the middle of the seventeenth century , resolved to communicate to the English nation the blessing , such they deemed it , of a republican government . We are ...
... ment that was made upon the inhabitants of this country , by the men who , in the middle of the seventeenth century , resolved to communicate to the English nation the blessing , such they deemed it , of a republican government . We are ...
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... ment of the breach , had frankly taken part with the commons , had fought under their standard , had taken command in their armies , and had ac- cepted civil offices , which conferred on them honours and emoluments , but at the same ...
... ment of the breach , had frankly taken part with the commons , had fought under their standard , had taken command in their armies , and had ac- cepted civil offices , which conferred on them honours and emoluments , but at the same ...
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... ment of their country they were born . Here was then a body of about one hundred and twenty . persons , the richest and most influential in the community , that were necessarily rendered more or less actively , the enemies of the new ...
... ment of their country they were born . Here was then a body of about one hundred and twenty . persons , the richest and most influential in the community , that were necessarily rendered more or less actively , the enemies of the new ...
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