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The king and queen both loved money ; and there is a ludicrous anecdote told of
the coolness and effrontery with which the new sovereign got over the
inconvenience of certain bequests in the late king's will . At his first council , the
archbishop ...
The king and queen both loved money ; and there is a ludicrous anecdote told of
the coolness and effrontery with which the new sovereign got over the
inconvenience of certain bequests in the late king's will . At his first council , the
archbishop ...
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To such a length , however , did they carry their rupture , that the heir - apparent
completely identified himself with the opposition , and held a court of his own at
Norfolk - house ; while the king issued an order forbidding all those , who visited
...
To such a length , however , did they carry their rupture , that the heir - apparent
completely identified himself with the opposition , and held a court of his own at
Norfolk - house ; while the king issued an order forbidding all those , who visited
...
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himself than by the king . The Spanish war was most reluctantly entered into by
the minister , but he was no longer able to make a stand against the clamours of
the populace , aided by the propensities of the king himself for military enterprise
.
himself than by the king . The Spanish war was most reluctantly entered into by
the minister , but he was no longer able to make a stand against the clamours of
the populace , aided by the propensities of the king himself for military enterprise
.
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inent acted without concert and without energy ; the king , still led by the
dismissed minister , mistrusted and thwarted his new council ; while the ministers
themselves neglected the affairs of the nation for the pursuit of their own personal
...
inent acted without concert and without energy ; the king , still led by the
dismissed minister , mistrusted and thwarted his new council ; while the ministers
themselves neglected the affairs of the nation for the pursuit of their own personal
...
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ters , and from which no man is totally exempt , he will be numbered amongst
those patriot kings , under whose ... and during the latter part of the performance ,
the king exclaimed to one of his attendants , “ Will not dat lor - mayor come again
?
ters , and from which no man is totally exempt , he will be numbered amongst
those patriot kings , under whose ... and during the latter part of the performance ,
the king exclaimed to one of his attendants , “ Will not dat lor - mayor come again
?
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| Title | A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, Volume 5 A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, George Godfrey Cunningham |
| Editor | George Godfrey Cunningham |
| Publisher | A. Fullarton, 1855 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 4 Mar 2009 |
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