Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 310William Blackwood, 1971 |
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Page 237
... Streltsy rebellion . His name was Patrick Gordon , from Auchleuchries in Aberdeen- shire . Born in 1635 and brought up a Royalist and a Catholic , his prospects were poor in a country that lay under the hand of Cromwell . Besides , he ...
... Streltsy rebellion . His name was Patrick Gordon , from Auchleuchries in Aberdeen- shire . Born in 1635 and brought up a Royalist and a Catholic , his prospects were poor in a country that lay under the hand of Cromwell . Besides , he ...
Page 241
... Streltsy and dragoons , but from all the others as well , both Russian and foreign . They made it clear that they put their trust in me to direct them effectively against our enemies . I was touched , said so and accepted . In doing so ...
... Streltsy and dragoons , but from all the others as well , both Russian and foreign . They made it clear that they put their trust in me to direct them effectively against our enemies . I was touched , said so and accepted . In doing so ...
Page 246
... Streltsy have begun to desert in droves and half the town is in flames . Soon there will be nothing left to defend . " He was a Milo- slavsky and that was good , for the Miloslavsky family were very close to the Tsar . << The others ...
... Streltsy have begun to desert in droves and half the town is in flames . Soon there will be nothing left to defend . " He was a Milo- slavsky and that was good , for the Miloslavsky family were very close to the Tsar . << The others ...
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