A History of the Reign of Queen Anne, Volume 1W. Blackwood and sons, 1880 - Great Britain |
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John Hill Burton. there are forty rejoicing . The Duke of Leeds and Sir Charles Hedges are sworn of the Council ; and for a secret I was told by a family that is partly Irish , that the king dying before he had made a new lord ...
John Hill Burton. there are forty rejoicing . The Duke of Leeds and Sir Charles Hedges are sworn of the Council ; and for a secret I was told by a family that is partly Irish , that the king dying before he had made a new lord ...
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... Charles II . , who was sensitive to beauty in sound as well as sight , having early noticed this quality in his niece , sent her to the best school for its culture . " He ordered Mrs Barry , a famous actress , should teach her to speak ...
... Charles II . , who was sensitive to beauty in sound as well as sight , having early noticed this quality in his niece , sent her to the best school for its culture . " He ordered Mrs Barry , a famous actress , should teach her to speak ...
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... Charles I. Of the mischievous influences that might be aroused by recriminating against a commemoration sermon , we shall in a few years find a brilliant example . Nothing more could be made of the pamphlets than that they were found to ...
... Charles I. Of the mischievous influences that might be aroused by recriminating against a commemoration sermon , we shall in a few years find a brilliant example . Nothing more could be made of the pamphlets than that they were found to ...
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... Charles I. , the Protectorate , the Restoration , and the Revolution ; and to all public men these were events perplexing the nation with fear of change . Hence the accession of Queen Anne , if it has not the in- terest attending on ...
... Charles I. , the Protectorate , the Restoration , and the Revolution ; and to all public men these were events perplexing the nation with fear of change . Hence the accession of Queen Anne , if it has not the in- terest attending on ...
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... Charles I. In the year 1683 the Princess Anne had been married to George , Prince of Denmark , the brother of King Christian V. He was forty - eight years old at the time of his wife's accession . The neutrality of his character , and ...
... Charles I. In the year 1683 the Princess Anne had been married to George , Prince of Denmark , the brother of King Christian V. He was forty - eight years old at the time of his wife's accession . The neutrality of his character , and ...
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Page 78 - I, AB, do declare, That I do believe that there is not any transubstantiation in the sacrament of the Lord's supper, or in the elements of bread and wine, at or after the consecration thereof by any person whatsoever.