Selections from the Sources of English History: Being a Supplement to Text-books of English History B.C. 55-A.D. 1832Charles William Colby |
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... parliamentary statute which prevents the delegates of the Clarendon Press from sanctioning its publica- tion . MONTREAL , 1st March , 1899 . C. W. C. NOTE . Throughout the book all bibliographical citations which follow the heading ...
... parliamentary statute which prevents the delegates of the Clarendon Press from sanctioning its publica- tion . MONTREAL , 1st March , 1899 . C. W. C. NOTE . Throughout the book all bibliographical citations which follow the heading ...
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... Parliament in 1295 . 70 72 74 31. The Attitude of St. Alban's Chroniclers towards Henry III . 78 83 87 89 35. An English View of Wallace and Bruce 36. The Price of Food under Edward II . 37. Troubles at Bristol . 38. The Failure of the ...
... Parliament in 1295 . 70 72 74 31. The Attitude of St. Alban's Chroniclers towards Henry III . 78 83 87 89 35. An English View of Wallace and Bruce 36. The Price of Food under Edward II . 37. Troubles at Bristol . 38. The Failure of the ...
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... Parliament 76. Blake at Santa Cruz 77. The Restoration Festivities • 195 199 200 · 203 78. The Fire of London 205 79. The Coffee - House • 208 80. On the Growth of English Power and Wealth 81. Lord Jeffreys on the Bench 212 214 82. The ...
... Parliament 76. Blake at Santa Cruz 77. The Restoration Festivities • 195 199 200 · 203 78. The Fire of London 205 79. The Coffee - House • 208 80. On the Growth of English Power and Wealth 81. Lord Jeffreys on the Bench 212 214 82. The ...
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... Parliament 109. A Spirited State Paper PAGE 256 258 261 264 268 271 273 276 278 281 284 286 110. The Berlin Decree 289 • 111. The Peninsular War 292 • 112. English Feeling towards Napoleon after Waterloo 113. " The Peterloo Massacre ...
... Parliament 109. A Spirited State Paper PAGE 256 258 261 264 268 271 273 276 278 281 284 286 110. The Berlin Decree 289 • 111. The Peninsular War 292 • 112. English Feeling towards Napoleon after Waterloo 113. " The Peterloo Massacre ...
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... Parliament of 1295 ( No. 34 ) ; Somerset's Edict against Religious Innovations ( No. 58 ) ; the preliminary charges against Strafford ( No. 71 ) ; William and Mary's act against papists ( No. 83 ) ; and Napoleon's Berlin Decree ( No ...
... Parliament of 1295 ( No. 34 ) ; Somerset's Edict against Religious Innovations ( No. 58 ) ; the preliminary charges against Strafford ( No. 71 ) ; William and Mary's act against papists ( No. 83 ) ; and Napoleon's Berlin Decree ( No ...
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Page 153 - I am in presence either of father or mother, whether I speak, keep silence, sit, stand, or go, eat, drink, be merry or sad, be sewing, playing, dancing, or doing anything else, I must do it, as it were in such weight, measure, and number, even so perfectly as God made the world...
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Page 260 - It is the love of the people, it is their attachment to their Government, from the sense of the deep stake they have in such a glorious institution, which gives you your army and your navy, and infuses into both that liberal obedience, without which your army would be a base rabble, and your navy nothing but rotten timber.
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Page 206 - Some of our maids sitting up late last night to get things ready against our feast to-day, Jane called us up about three in the morning, to tell us of a great fire they saw in the City.
Page 74 - No free man shall be taken, or imprisoned, or disseized, or outlawed, or exiled, or any wise destroyed; nor will we go upon him, nor send upon him, but by the lawful judgment of his peers or by the law of the land. To none will we sell, to none will we deny or delay, right or justice.
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