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... cruelly to the people 12 CHAPTER VII . How there were seven kings in England at one time ; how Augustine and his friends ... cruel and oppressive laws ; how he took the land from the Saxons and gave it to the Norman barons ; and how he ...
... cruelly to the people 12 CHAPTER VII . How there were seven kings in England at one time ; how Augustine and his friends ... cruel and oppressive laws ; how he took the land from the Saxons and gave it to the Norman barons ; and how he ...
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... cruelly to his uncles ; how he was forced to give up the crown to his cousin Henry of Hereford , and was killed at Pomfret . CHAPTER XXIX . Page 96 HENRY IV . - 1399 to 1413 . How Henry the Fourth had a dispute with Earl Percy and his ...
... cruelly to his uncles ; how he was forced to give up the crown to his cousin Henry of Hereford , and was killed at Pomfret . CHAPTER XXIX . Page 96 HENRY IV . - 1399 to 1413 . How Henry the Fourth had a dispute with Earl Percy and his ...
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... cruelly , and was be- headed ; and how the King's evil go- vernment caused a civil war . . 184 CHAPTER XLIX . CHARLES L. - continued . How , after many battles had been fought , King Charles went to Scotland ; how the Scots sold him to ...
... cruelly , and was be- headed ; and how the King's evil go- vernment caused a civil war . . 184 CHAPTER XLIX . CHARLES L. - continued . How , after many battles had been fought , King Charles went to Scotland ; how the Scots sold him to ...
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... cruel- ties ; how the people wished to get rid of James on account of his tyranny ; how the Prince of Orange came over to England , and was made King ; and how James escaped to France ... 209 CHAPTER LIII . WILLIAM III . - MARY II ...
... cruel- ties ; how the people wished to get rid of James on account of his tyranny ; how the Prince of Orange came over to England , and was made King ; and how James escaped to France ... 209 CHAPTER LIII . WILLIAM III . - MARY II ...
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... cruelly to the people . EVERYTHING seemed to be going on well with the Britons and Romans , when a great misfortune hap- pened , which I must tell you about . Most of the great men in Rome had grown very idle and careless , because they ...
... cruelly to the people . EVERYTHING seemed to be going on well with the Britons and Romans , when a great misfortune hap- pened , which I must tell you about . Most of the great men in Rome had grown very idle and careless , because they ...
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