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Page 295
... Charles II , Cromwell's embalmed remains were dug out of the tomb and hung up at Tyburn where criminals were executed . His body was then buried beneath the gallows . But his head was stuck on a pole on top of Westminster Hall where it ...
... Charles II , Cromwell's embalmed remains were dug out of the tomb and hung up at Tyburn where criminals were executed . His body was then buried beneath the gallows . But his head was stuck on a pole on top of Westminster Hall where it ...
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... Charles VII ( reigned 1422-61 ) met these threats and began the task of restoring royal power . The Valois kings gradually increased their authority at the expense of the feudal lords . The crown's exclusive right to levy taxes and to ...
... Charles VII ( reigned 1422-61 ) met these threats and began the task of restoring royal power . The Valois kings gradually increased their authority at the expense of the feudal lords . The crown's exclusive right to levy taxes and to ...
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... Charles Dickens , ed . by w . DEXTER , 3 vol . ( 1938 ) , is being replaced by The Letters of Charles Dickens , ed . by M. HOUSE et al . ( 1965- ) . See also The Heart of Charles Dickens , As Revealed in His Letters to Angela Burdett ...
... Charles Dickens , ed . by w . DEXTER , 3 vol . ( 1938 ) , is being replaced by The Letters of Charles Dickens , ed . by M. HOUSE et al . ( 1965- ) . See also The Heart of Charles Dickens , As Revealed in His Letters to Angela Burdett ...
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