The barons' war, including the battles of Lewes and EveshamBell and Daldy, 1871 - 390 pages |
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... foreign branches . The following pages were not intended as a dis- quisition on the origin and nature of Parliaments , so ably treated by others , and being but " an ancient tale new told , " may not present many new facts to the ...
... foreign branches . The following pages were not intended as a dis- quisition on the origin and nature of Parliaments , so ably treated by others , and being but " an ancient tale new told , " may not present many new facts to the ...
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... foreign adventure , put forward also at this period their most extravagant pretensions . A war preached in the name of God is indeed an awful matter ; but not content with sending crowds of zealots to destruction in Pagan Syria , they ...
... foreign adventure , put forward also at this period their most extravagant pretensions . A war preached in the name of God is indeed an awful matter ; but not content with sending crowds of zealots to destruction in Pagan Syria , they ...
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... foreign yoke had not yet ceased to gall the conquered , whose debasement had been complete . The Conqueror had seized the estates not only of all who 1 Thomas Aquinas ( who died 1274 ) quoted in Hallam's Hist . Lit. had opposed him at ...
... foreign yoke had not yet ceased to gall the conquered , whose debasement had been complete . The Conqueror had seized the estates not only of all who 1 Thomas Aquinas ( who died 1274 ) quoted in Hallam's Hist . Lit. had opposed him at ...
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... foreign dominions naturally attracted the early Norman kings to frequent residence in the country of their birth . During the 36 years of his reign , Henry I. passed but 5 summers in England . Henry II . visited Normandy annually for 26 ...
... foreign dominions naturally attracted the early Norman kings to frequent residence in the country of their birth . During the 36 years of his reign , Henry I. passed but 5 summers in England . Henry II . visited Normandy annually for 26 ...
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... foreign Prince was occupying the country and claiming the Crown ( in behalf of his wife , John's niece ) , that Henry III . , a boy of nine years old , first inherited the throne . Nothing but the wisdom and courage of the Regent ...
... foreign Prince was occupying the country and claiming the Crown ( in behalf of his wife , John's niece ) , that Henry III . , a boy of nine years old , first inherited the throne . Nothing but the wisdom and courage of the Regent ...
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Abbey Adam de Marisco afterwards aliens Almeric Archbishop arms army barons Basset battle of Evesham battle of Lewes Bello Lew Bishop Bishop of Worcester brother castle chronicler church Clare countess court crown Crusade daughter death died Dover Dugd Earl de Warenne Earl of Gloucester Earl of Leicester Eleanor enemy England English estates Evesham father favour France French Gascony Geoffrey Gilbert GLOUC grant gules Harl Heming Henry III Hereford Hist honour horses Hugh John Justiciary Kenilworth Kent King Henry King's knights lands Leic letter Linc London Lord manor March marcs Marisco married monk Mortimer nobles Norf Northampton Nthants Oxford Statutes party peace persons Peter de Montfort Philip Basset Pope Prince Edward Priory prisoner probably Queen quod Ralph Regis Richard Rish Robert Roff Roger Romans royal Royalist Rymer seal sent Simon de Montfort summoned Thomas Walter Westm Westminster William de Valence Worcester Wyke
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