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... Henry IV , Prince Hal , the future Henry V , who manipulates , rather than suffers , the tragic ambiguities of the world ; and , finally , in the great tragedies , to ( in one critic's phrase ) the overburdened individual , Lear being ...
... Henry IV , Prince Hal , the future Henry V , who manipulates , rather than suffers , the tragic ambiguities of the world ; and , finally , in the great tragedies , to ( in one critic's phrase ) the overburdened individual , Lear being ...
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... Henry VIII in about 1528 in a futile effort to stave off disgrace . The house , an imposing red - brick building with white - stone accents and typically Tudor twisted chimneys , was enlarged for Henry and , in the 17th century ...
... Henry VIII in about 1528 in a futile effort to stave off disgrace . The house , an imposing red - brick building with white - stone accents and typically Tudor twisted chimneys , was enlarged for Henry and , in the 17th century ...
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... Henry I died in 1135 , Londoners , exercising their " right " to elect the king of England , chose Stephen , who was crowned three weeks later at Westminster Abbey . About 1136 a major fire destroyed many of the city's wooden houses and ...
... Henry I died in 1135 , Londoners , exercising their " right " to elect the king of England , chose Stephen , who was crowned three weeks later at Westminster Abbey . About 1136 a major fire destroyed many of the city's wooden houses and ...
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