 This was the first blood spilt in that fatal quarrel, which was not finished in less than a course of thirty years ; which was signalized by twelve pitched battles ; which opened a scene of extraordinary fierceness and cruelty ; is computed to have cost...  The Friend of Peace - Page 71821Full view - About this book
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1801 - 512 pages
...with the brow encircled by a paper crown, in derision of his claims: but S 4 Margaret's . " This war is computed to have cost the lives of eighty princes of the royll blood, and nearly all the ancient English nobility. BERKSHIRE. Margaret's triumph was of short... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 412 pages
...fatal quarrel between the houses of York and Lancaster, which lasted during thirty years, and which is computed to have cost the lives of eighty princes...entirely annihilated the ancient nobility of England. After all, it was not difficult to wrest power from hands so little tenacious as those of the duke... | |
 | David Hume - 1807 - 482 pages
...the whole authority of the crown into the hands of his rival. THIS was the first blood spilt in that fatal quarrel which was not finished in less than...battles, which opened a scene of extraordinary fierceness ness and cruelty, is computed to have cost the lives c H of eighty princes of the blood, and almost... | |
 | John Bew - 1807 - 408 pages
...Richard Duke of "York; the first battle fought in the famous quarrel, which lasted thirty years, and is computed to have cost the lives of eighty princes of the bjood, and to have annihilated, almost entirely, the ancient nobility of England. In 1461, a second... | |
 | David Hughson - 1809 - 820 pages
...Richard duke of York ; the first battle fought in the famous quarrel, which lasted thirty years, and is computed to have cost the lives of eighty princes of the blood, and to have annihilated, almost- entirely, the antient nobility of England. In 1461, a second Battle was... | |
 | David Hume - 1810 - 514 pages
...the whole authority of the crown into the hands of his rival. THIS was the first blood spilt in that fatal quarrel which was not finished in less than...entirely annihilated the ancient nobility of England. The strong attachments which at that time, men of the same kindred bore to each other, and the vindictive... | |
 | 1811 - 386 pages
...Lancaster; a quarrel which continued during thirty-six years, was signalized by twelve pitched battles, opened a scene of extraordinary fierceness and cruelty,...the lives of eighty princes of the blood, and almost annihilated the ancient nobility of England. In 1460, after a variety of successes and defeats on both... | |
 | Antoine-François Bertrand-de-Molleville - 1812 - 528 pages
...quarrel, which lasted no less than thirty years, which was signalized by twelve pitched battles, and is computed to have cost the lives of eighty princes...entirely annihilated the ancient nobility of England. A parliament, which was soon after assembled, granted the Yorkists a general indemnity, and restored... | |
 | Antoine-François Bertrand-de-Molleville - 1812 - 524 pages
...lasted no less than thirty years, which was sigi,;Jized by twelve pitched battles, and is com-, puted to have cost the lives of eighty princes of the blood,...entirely annihilated the ancient nobility of England. A parliament, which was soon after assembled, granted the Yorkists a general indemnity, and restored... | |
 | 1816 - 408 pages
...opened av гиг of extraordinary fierceness and cruelty — in computed to have iMist the lives of 80 'princes of the blood, and almost entirely annihilated the ancient nobility of England. The strong attachment which at that time men of the same kindred hore tu each other, and the rindiiiirr... | |
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