A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, Volume 5George Godfrey Cunningham A. Fullarton, 1855 |
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... became profuse in his expressions of gratitude to his Es- culapius , as he now termed him , and presented him with a handsome carriage and horses . Shortly before the king's death , the duchess of Hamilton , formerly the beautiful Miss ...
... became profuse in his expressions of gratitude to his Es- culapius , as he now termed him , and presented him with a handsome carriage and horses . Shortly before the king's death , the duchess of Hamilton , formerly the beautiful Miss ...
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... became so unpopular , that the idea of his ever becoming regent was received with general alarm ; and the king himself seems to have participated in the public feeling . The duke felt so mortified at the dowager - princess of Wales ...
... became so unpopular , that the idea of his ever becoming regent was received with general alarm ; and the king himself seems to have participated in the public feeling . The duke felt so mortified at the dowager - princess of Wales ...
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... became so unpopular , that the idea of his ever becoming regent was received with general alarm ; and the king himself seems to have participated in the public feeling . The duke felt so mortified at the dowager - princess of Wales ...
... became so unpopular , that the idea of his ever becoming regent was received with general alarm ; and the king himself seems to have participated in the public feeling . The duke felt so mortified at the dowager - princess of Wales ...
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... became dependent on the bounty of the monarch whose titles he had thus usurped . He had disposed of the greater part of his effects in 1796 , in order to assist Pius VI . in making up the sum levied on him by Buonaparte . In 1798 , the ...
... became dependent on the bounty of the monarch whose titles he had thus usurped . He had disposed of the greater part of his effects in 1796 , in order to assist Pius VI . in making up the sum levied on him by Buonaparte . In 1798 , the ...
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... became rich by his marriage with the daughter of Sir Richard Stote , who is said to have brought him a fortune of £ 70,000 . His attachment to the house of Stuart was at one time brought under brief suspicion by his conduct on Sandys's ...
... became rich by his marriage with the daughter of Sir Richard Stote , who is said to have brought him a fortune of £ 70,000 . His attachment to the house of Stuart was at one time brought under brief suspicion by his conduct on Sandys's ...
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