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... six times ; and how he got rid of his wives when he was tired of them . CHAPTER XXXIX . HENRY VIII . - continued . . 132 How the Pope and the friars imposed b upon the people ; how disputes arose in England about CONTENTS . vii.
... six times ; and how he got rid of his wives when he was tired of them . CHAPTER XXXIX . HENRY VIII . - continued . . 132 How the Pope and the friars imposed b upon the people ; how disputes arose in England about CONTENTS . vii.
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... wife scolded him one day very heartily . I will tell you how it happened . She had just made some very nice cakes for supper and laid them on the hearth to toast , and seeing Alfred sitting in the house doing something to his bow and ...
... wife scolded him one day very heartily . I will tell you how it happened . She had just made some very nice cakes for supper and laid them on the hearth to toast , and seeing Alfred sitting in the house doing something to his bow and ...
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... wife was , and how she asked the king's pardon for scolding him . He only smiled , and said , if she forgave him for burning her cakes , he would forgive her for the scolding . Then he thanked her and the farmer heartily for letting him ...
... wife was , and how she asked the king's pardon for scolding him . He only smiled , and said , if she forgave him for burning her cakes , he would forgive her for the scolding . Then he thanked her and the farmer heartily for letting him ...
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... wife , whom he loved very much ; but they could not agree with a bishop called Dunstan , who was a very clever and a very bad man , and wanted everybody in England , even the king , to follow his advice in everything . Now the king and ...
... wife , whom he loved very much ; but they could not agree with a bishop called Dunstan , who was a very clever and a very bad man , and wanted everybody in England , even the king , to follow his advice in everything . Now the king and ...
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... wife , whose name was Matilda , but his sons were more like him than their mother ; however , you shall read about the two youngest of them , who came to be Kings of England , while the eldest was Duke of Normandy for a little while ...
... wife , whose name was Matilda , but his sons were more like him than their mother ; however , you shall read about the two youngest of them , who came to be Kings of England , while the eldest was Duke of Normandy for a little while ...
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