Peerage of England. ...F. C. and J. Rivington, 1812 |
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1. oldal
... says Gibbon , " may be prompted by a just and liberal curiosity , to investigate the origin and story of the House of Brunswick , which after an alliance with the daughters of our kings , has been called by the voice of a free people ...
... says Gibbon , " may be prompted by a just and liberal curiosity , to investigate the origin and story of the House of Brunswick , which after an alliance with the daughters of our kings , has been called by the voice of a free people ...
8. oldal
... says he , " to speak of the original of the Guelphian family , Dukes at the same time of Bavaria and Saxony ; of which they are at this time the sole remainder . A family derived from one Guelphus , whence it had the name , the son of ...
... says he , " to speak of the original of the Guelphian family , Dukes at the same time of Bavaria and Saxony ; of which they are at this time the sole remainder . A family derived from one Guelphus , whence it had the name , the son of ...
13. oldal
... says Heylin , were doubtless a stout and valiant nation , the conquerors of the Isle of Britain ; and the last people of the Germans , which yielded up their country to Charlemaine , by whose means they were gained unto the Gospel ...
... says Heylin , were doubtless a stout and valiant nation , the conquerors of the Isle of Britain ; and the last people of the Germans , which yielded up their country to Charlemaine , by whose means they were gained unto the Gospel ...
29. oldal
... says , that he had excellent qualities for a sovereign , plainness of manners , simplicity of cha- racter , and benignity of temper ' ; great application to business , extreme exactness in distributing his time ; the strictest economy ...
... says , that he had excellent qualities for a sovereign , plainness of manners , simplicity of cha- racter , and benignity of temper ' ; great application to business , extreme exactness in distributing his time ; the strictest economy ...
36. oldal
... says Coxe , " to remove this stigma from her she sent her blessing , and a message of forgiveness to her son ; and told Sir Robert Walpole , that she would have seen him with pleasure ; but prudence forbad the interview , as it might ...
... says Coxe , " to remove this stigma from her she sent her blessing , and a message of forgiveness to her son ; and told Sir Robert Walpole , that she would have seen him with pleasure ; but prudence forbad the interview , as it might ...
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The Peerage Of England: Containing A Genealogical And Historical Account Of ... Arthur Collins Nincs elérhető előnézet - 2021 |
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Gyakori szavak és kifejezések
afterwards ancestor Anne anno appointed April arms army August Baron Bedford Bishop born Brington brother buried Burnet castle Cavendish Charles church coheir command court Custos Rotulorum daughter and heir daughter of Sir death December Douglass Duke of Hamilton Duke of Norfolk Duke of Saxony Duke of Somerset Earl of Sunderland Edward III eldest elected Elizabeth England father favour February fourth France Garter George Grace Hamilton Henry VIII Hist honour house of peers Howard Ibid Ireland January July June King James King's kingdom Knight Lady lands letters patent Lord Lieutenant Lord Sunderland Lordship Majesty Majesty's manor March Margaret Marlborough Marquis marriage married to Sir Mary November October parliament peers person præd Prince privy-council Queen reign Richard Royal Highness Russell Scotland Scots September Seymour Sir Edward Seymour Sir John Sir Robert Sir William sons Spencer succeeded Suffolk third Viscount wife
Népszerű szakaszok
365. oldal - Divi Britannici, being a remark upon the lives of all the kings of this isle, from the year of the world 2855, unto the year of grace 1660.
397. oldal - Neither is there wanting daily, handsome occasion to retire, were it not for grinning honour. For let occasion be never so handsome, unless a man were resolved to fight on the parliament side, which, for my part, I had rather be hanged, it will be said without doubt, that a man is afraid to fight. If there could be an expedient found to salve the punctilio of honour, I would not continue here an hour. The discontent that I and other honest men receive daily, is beyond expression.
189. oldal - first son, and the heirs male of his body ; and in default of such issue, to the use of...
330. oldal - Immediately I fell on his rear with my three troops ; which did so astonish him, that he gave over the chase, and would fain have delivered himself from me. But I pressing on forced them...
213. oldal - she was a woman of great beauty, but most enormously vicious and ravenous; foolish, but imperious ; very uneasy to the King, and always carrying on intrigues with other men, while yet she pretended she was jealous of him.
347. oldal - February 1689, passed by an overwhelming majority with only one vote against, which stated that King James the Second having endeavoured to subvert the Constitution of the Kingdom, by breaking the original contract between King and People; and by the advice of Jesuits and other wicked Persons, having violated the fundamental laws and withdrawn himself out of the Kingdom hath abdicated the Government, and that the Throne is thereby vacant.
236. oldal - A Century of the Names and Scantlings of such Inventions, as at present I can call to mind to have tried and perfected...
372. oldal - Encrease of his Powers multiplied his Victories. At the opening of the next Campaign, when all his Army was not yet...
340. oldal - Protestant re" ligion, are in great danger from Popery, and " that either this Parliament must suppress the " power and growth of Popery, or else that " Popery will soon destroy, not only Parliament, " but all that is near and dear to us.
245. oldal - March 31st, 1718, he was elected one of the knights companions of the most noble order of the garter, and installed at Windsor, on April 30th following.