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Page 113
... King two subsidies only , and proceeded to complain that his ships had been employed against the Huguenots in France , and to petition in behalf of the Puritans who were persecuted in England . The King dissolved them , and raised money ...
... King two subsidies only , and proceeded to complain that his ships had been employed against the Huguenots in France , and to petition in behalf of the Puritans who were persecuted in England . The King dissolved them , and raised money ...
Page 142
... King ; and it was therefore necessary that he should be king only in name . A William the Third , or a George the First , whose title to the crown was identical with the title of the people to their liberty , might safely be trusted ...
... King ; and it was therefore necessary that he should be king only in name . A William the Third , or a George the First , whose title to the crown was identical with the title of the people to their liberty , might safely be trusted ...
Page 451
... King replied that the office had been given under very peculiar circumstances , and that he had promised never to take it away while he lived . Grenville was obstinate ; and the King , with a very bad grace , yielded . The session of ...
... King replied that the office had been given under very peculiar circumstances , and that he had promised never to take it away while he lived . Grenville was obstinate ; and the King , with a very bad grace , yielded . The session of ...
Contents
HALLAMS HISTORY | 3 |
RANKES HISTORY OF THE POPES | 31 |
INDEX | 38 |
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