The works of lord Macaulay, complete, ed. by lady Trevelyan, Volume 2 |
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... regarded the Whig conspiracy . During the eighteen months which followed , there was some hope that the influence of Halifax would prevail , and VII . that the court of Whitehall would return to 22 HISTORY OF ENGLAND .
... regarded the Whig conspiracy . During the eighteen months which followed , there was some hope that the influence of Halifax would prevail , and VII . that the court of Whitehall would return to 22 HISTORY OF ENGLAND .
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... followed an auction , the strangest that history has recorded . On one side the King , on the other the Church , began to bid eagerly against each other for the favour of those whom up to that time King and Church had combined to ...
... followed an auction , the strangest that history has recorded . On one side the King , on the other the Church , began to bid eagerly against each other for the favour of those whom up to that time King and Church had combined to ...
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... followed the detection of the Rye House plot , been falsely accused of preaching against the government , had been tried for his life by Jeffreys , and had , in defiance of the clearest evidence , been convicted by a packed jury . The ...
... followed the detection of the Rye House plot , been falsely accused of preaching against the government , had been tried for his life by Jeffreys , and had , in defiance of the clearest evidence , been convicted by a packed jury . The ...
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... followed the meeting of the National Assembly of France . During thirty years the con- test went on in both Houses of Parliament , in every consti- tuent body , in every social circle . It destroyed administra- tions , broke up parties ...
... followed the meeting of the National Assembly of France . During thirty years the con- test went on in both Houses of Parliament , in every consti- tuent body , in every social circle . It destroyed administra- tions , broke up parties ...
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... followed His Majesty's example . It was notorious that loyal and able men had been turned out of office in England merely for being Protestants . It was then surely competent to the Stadtholder and the States General to withhold high ...
... followed His Majesty's example . It was notorious that loyal and able men had been turned out of office in England merely for being Protestants . It was then surely competent to the Stadtholder and the States General to withhold high ...
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