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... JAMES I. - 1603 to 1625 . 172 How the King of Scotland became King of England also ; how he and the Queen behaved very unwisely ; how he ill - treated the Papists and the Puri- tans ; how the Papists intended to de- stroy the King and ...
... JAMES I. - 1603 to 1625 . 172 How the King of Scotland became King of England also ; how he and the Queen behaved very unwisely ; how he ill - treated the Papists and the Puri- tans ; how the Papists intended to de- stroy the King and ...
Page ix
... JAMES II . - 1685 to 1688 . How the Duke of Monmouth rebelled against James the Second , and was beheaded ; how Colonel Kirke and Judge Jeffries committed great cruel- ties ; how the people wished to get rid of James on account of his ...
... JAMES II . - 1685 to 1688 . How the Duke of Monmouth rebelled against James the Second , and was beheaded ; how Colonel Kirke and Judge Jeffries committed great cruel- ties ; how the people wished to get rid of James on account of his ...
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... JAMES I. WITH STEENIE AND BABY CHARLES PARTING OF KING CHARLES AND HIS CHILDREN .. 181 191 KING CHARLES I. ON THE SCAFFOLD 193 CROMWELL TURNS OUT THE PARLIAMENT 199 KING CHARLES II . ENTERS LONDON AT HIS RESTORATION 203 MARLBOROUGH AT ...
... JAMES I. WITH STEENIE AND BABY CHARLES PARTING OF KING CHARLES AND HIS CHILDREN .. 181 191 KING CHARLES I. ON THE SCAFFOLD 193 CROMWELL TURNS OUT THE PARLIAMENT 199 KING CHARLES II . ENTERS LONDON AT HIS RESTORATION 203 MARLBOROUGH AT ...
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... James of Douglas , and he came into the north of England , and began to burn the villages , and rob the people , when the Earl of Northumberland , whose name was Percy , and his son , Henry Hotspur , gathered their soldiers together ...
... James of Douglas , and he came into the north of England , and began to burn the villages , and rob the people , when the Earl of Northumberland , whose name was Percy , and his son , Henry Hotspur , gathered their soldiers together ...
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... James the Fourth , to command them . The two armies met at a place called Flodden Field . They fought all day ; sometimes one side got the better , and sometimes the other ; so when night came , no- body knew which had beaten the other ...
... James the Fourth , to command them . The two armies met at a place called Flodden Field . They fought all day ; sometimes one side got the better , and sometimes the other ; so when night came , no- body knew which had beaten the other ...
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