The Chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet: Containing an Account of the Cruel Civil Wars Between the Houses of Orleans and Burgundy; of the Possession of Paris and Normandy by the English; Their Expulsion Thence; and of Other Memorable Events that Happened in the Kingdom of France, as Well as in Other Countries ... Beginning at the Year MCCCC. where that of Sir John Froissart Finishes, and Ending at the Year MCCCCLXVII. and Continued by Others to the Year MDXVI.

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Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1810
 

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Seite 139 - The king gave a deep sigh, and said, " My fair son, what right have you to it ? for you well know I had none." " My lord,1' replied the prince, " as you have held it by right of your sword, it is my intent to hold and defend it the same during my life.
Seite 137 - ... for making false returns, by the increased freedom of debate, and by the control which they exercised over the supplies. Henry was twice married: by his first wife, Mary de Bohun, daughter and co-heir of the Earl of Hereford, he had four sons, Henry his successor to the throne, Thomas Duke of Clarence, John Duke of Bedford, and Humphrey Duke of Gloucester; and two daughters, Blanche and Philippa, the former married to the Duke of Bavaria, the latter to the King of Denmark.
Seite 139 - He bade them send for the Prince, and, at his entrance, the King asked him why he had carried away the crown. ' My lord,' answered the Prince, ' your attendants here present affirmed to me that you were dead ; and as your crown and kingdom belong to me as your eldest son, after your decease, I had taken it away.
Seite i - Containing an Account of the cruel civil wars between the Houses of Orleans and Burgundy ; of the possession of Paris and Normandy by the English ; their expulsion thence, and of other memorable events that happened in the Kingdom of France as well as in other countries.
Seite 244 - Charles, by the grace of God, king of France, to all...
Seite i - Houses of Orleans and Burgundy, of the possession of Paris and Normandy by the English, Their expulsion Thence, and of other memorable events that happened in the Kingdom of France, as well as in other countries...
Seite 138 - ... Gloucester; and a daughter married to Philip Barbatus, duke of Bavaria. " All the four sons were handsome, well made, and versed in the different sciences, and in process of time each had great commands. But we must not omit to report a conversation which passed between the king and his eldest son in his last moments. He was so sorely oppressed at the latter end of his sickness, that those who attended him, not perceiving him breathe, concluded he was dead, and covered his face with a cloth....
Seite 138 - He waa so sorely oppressed at the latter end of his sickness that those who attended him, not perceiving him breathe, concluded he was dead, and covered his face with a cloth. It was the custom in that country, whenever the king was ill, to place the royal crown on a cushion beside his bed, and for his successor to take it on his death. The prince of Wales, being informed by the attendants that his father was dead, had carried away the crown ; but, shortly after, the king uttered a groan, and his...
Seite 160 - Francis by the grace of God King of France, to all to whom these presents may come, Greetings.
Seite 54 - This city was, in ancient times, the capital of the kingdom of Acquitaine, and is situated on the river Yeure.

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