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... kingdom , and promised that the Duke of Normandy should be king ; how some of his wise men made a book of laws ; how Harold , the son of Earl Godwin , was made king ; how he was killed in the battle of Hastings , and the Duke of ...
... kingdom , and promised that the Duke of Normandy should be king ; how some of his wise men made a book of laws ; how Harold , the son of Earl Godwin , was made king ; how he was killed in the battle of Hastings , and the Duke of ...
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... kingdom to Lady Jane Grey . 145 CHAPTER XLII . LADY JANE GREY . - Ten days of 1553 . How Lady Jane Grey was Queen for ten days , and was afterwards imprisoned ; how she was fond of learning ; how she was persuaded to become Queen ...
... kingdom to Lady Jane Grey . 145 CHAPTER XLII . LADY JANE GREY . - Ten days of 1553 . How Lady Jane Grey was Queen for ten days , and was afterwards imprisoned ; how she was fond of learning ; how she was persuaded to become Queen ...
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... kingdom , and as many of the men as could , used to go to the king to hear what the new law was to be , and if they liked it they said so , and it was made into a law , and then everybody obeyed it , and the judges punished those who ...
... kingdom , and as many of the men as could , used to go to the king to hear what the new law was to be , and if they liked it they said so , and it was made into a law , and then everybody obeyed it , and the judges punished those who ...
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... kingdom , and promised that the Duke of Nor- mandy should be king ; how some of his wise men made a book of laws ; how Harold , the son of Earl Godwin , was made king ; how he was killed in the battle of Hastings , and the Duke of ...
... kingdom , and promised that the Duke of Nor- mandy should be king ; how some of his wise men made a book of laws ; how Harold , the son of Earl Godwin , was made king ; how he was killed in the battle of Hastings , and the Duke of ...
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... kingdom himself , instead of letting other people rule it . However , in King Edward's time , people thought that everybody who prayed so much must be very holy , and therefore after his death he received the name of Edward the ...
... kingdom himself , instead of letting other people rule it . However , in King Edward's time , people thought that everybody who prayed so much must be very holy , and therefore after his death he received the name of Edward the ...
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