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... became conspicuous as a devoted follower of Pitt . In 1789 he was elected Speaker , and presided over the House until , on Pitt's resignation in 1801 , he was invited by the king to form an adminis- tration . It was very feeble , and ...
... became conspicuous as a devoted follower of Pitt . In 1789 he was elected Speaker , and presided over the House until , on Pitt's resignation in 1801 , he was invited by the king to form an adminis- tration . It was very feeble , and ...
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... became practi- cally hereditary . As the power of the kingdom of Wessex rose , and the smaller kingdoms were absorbed by it , the des- cendants of the royal houses often became hereditary ealdormen in almost unbroken succession ; and ...
... became practi- cally hereditary . As the power of the kingdom of Wessex rose , and the smaller kingdoms were absorbed by it , the des- cendants of the royal houses often became hereditary ealdormen in almost unbroken succession ; and ...
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... became abbot . He after- wards made a journey to Rome , and took part in the dispute with the British clergy about Easter . In 705 he was made Bishop of Sherborne . Aldhelm's learning was greatly celebrated . He wrote in the vernacular ...
... became abbot . He after- wards made a journey to Rome , and took part in the dispute with the British clergy about Easter . In 705 he was made Bishop of Sherborne . Aldhelm's learning was greatly celebrated . He wrote in the vernacular ...
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... became the centre of the power of the kings of North Wales , or Gwynedd , and Gildas calls the famous Mael- gwn " insularis draco . " Yet it was conquered , with much other Welsh territory , by Edwin of Northumbria ( Bede , ii . 5 ) ...
... became the centre of the power of the kings of North Wales , or Gwynedd , and Gildas calls the famous Mael- gwn " insularis draco . " Yet it was conquered , with much other Welsh territory , by Edwin of Northumbria ( Bede , ii . 5 ) ...
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... became extinct with him . The pre- sent peerage was conferred on Sir Arthur Gore in 1758. He was the descendant of Sir Paul Gore , captain of a troop of horse in Elizabeth's reign , who arrived in Ireland and obtained large grants of ...
... became extinct with him . The pre- sent peerage was conferred on Sir Arthur Gore in 1758. He was the descendant of Sir Paul Gore , captain of a troop of horse in Elizabeth's reign , who arrived in Ireland and obtained large grants of ...
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