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set to his court ; and it would have been well for him , and for the nation at large ,
had he adhered to his resolutions ; but his infamous paramour , Castlemaine ,
resumed her imperious sway within a few days after the king ' s marriage , and
the ...
set to his court ; and it would have been well for him , and for the nation at large ,
had he adhered to his resolutions ; but his infamous paramour , Castlemaine ,
resumed her imperious sway within a few days after the king ' s marriage , and
the ...
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In the court of chancery the lord - keeper pursued his general reforms , and
experienced the usual opposition which has always attended all attempts to “
purge out the peccant humours " of that court . The accession of Sunderland ,
Godolphin ...
In the court of chancery the lord - keeper pursued his general reforms , and
experienced the usual opposition which has always attended all attempts to “
purge out the peccant humours " of that court . The accession of Sunderland ,
Godolphin ...
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He was an infant of only one year at the time of his father ' s assassination by
Felton , He studied at Cambridge ; and , having performed the usual continental
tour , was presented at court . On the decline of the king ' s cause he attended
Prince ...
He was an infant of only one year at the time of his father ' s assassination by
Felton , He studied at Cambridge ; and , having performed the usual continental
tour , was presented at court . On the decline of the king ' s cause he attended
Prince ...
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