The Pictorial History of England: Being a History of the People, as Well as a History of the Kingdom : Illustrated with Many Hundred Wood-cuts of Momumental Records, ...C. Knight, 1839 |
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... horse . The advice was taken : the English bowmen advanced to the roots of the hill , and shot upwards with wonderful force and correct aim . Instead of charging at first , as Bruce did the English archers at Bannockburn , Douglas did ...
... horse . The advice was taken : the English bowmen advanced to the roots of the hill , and shot upwards with wonderful force and correct aim . Instead of charging at first , as Bruce did the English archers at Bannockburn , Douglas did ...
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... horse were already skirmishing with part of his forces . Enraged , but not disheartened , at finding the Welsh had not come up , Hotspur halted not far from the king's army , which issued out and encamped be- yond the eastern gate of ...
... horse were already skirmishing with part of his forces . Enraged , but not disheartened , at finding the Welsh had not come up , Hotspur halted not far from the king's army , which issued out and encamped be- yond the eastern gate of ...
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... horse . The simple people , at this touching sight , shouted with joy , and sang " Gloria in excelsis ; " but , adds the chronicler , evil tongues were not sparing of them behind their backs , but loudly spoke their minds about this re ...
... horse . The simple people , at this touching sight , shouted with joy , and sang " Gloria in excelsis ; " but , adds the chronicler , evil tongues were not sparing of them behind their backs , but loudly spoke their minds about this re ...
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... horse , and about twenty - four thousand foot , of all kinds . He anchored in the mouth of the river Seine , three miles from Harfleur , on the 13th of August . On the following day he began to land his troops and stores , -an operation ...
... horse , and about twenty - four thousand foot , of all kinds . He anchored in the mouth of the river Seine , three miles from Harfleur , on the 13th of August . On the following day he began to land his troops and stores , -an operation ...
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... horse and foot manoeuvred along the right bank , keeping in line with him as he proceeded up the left . Many of his ... horses went and came slipping and floundering in the clayey soil ; there was a continual movement and noise ; the ...
... horse and foot manoeuvred along the right bank , keeping in line with him as he proceeded up the left . Many of his ... horses went and came slipping and floundering in the clayey soil ; there was a continual movement and noise ; the ...
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Angus Anne Anne Boleyn appears Archbishop Armagnacs arms army Azincourt battle Bishop Brittany brother Calais cardinal castle Catherine Charles church clergy cloth common council Count of Armagnac court Cranmer Cromwell crown dauphin death declared Duchess Duke of Burgundy Duke of Gloucester Duke of Orleans Earl of Warwick Edward Edward IV emperor enemy English father favour force France French friends Gloucester grace hand head Henry Henry VI Henry's honour horse House of York James Joan King of England king's kingdom knights labour Lady land letter Lollards London Lord majesty March marriage master ment month never noble Norfolk Orleans Paris parliament party passed person pope present prince prisoner queen realm reign Richard Richard III royal says Scotland Scots Scottish sent siege soon statute Suffolk Thomas thousand tion took Tower town traitors treason treaty troops whole wife Wolsey York
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Seite 327 - But yet, though thick the shafts as snow, Though charging knights like whirlwinds go, Though bill-men ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spear-men still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood, The instant that he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight ; Link'd in the serried phalanx tight, Groom fought like noble, squire like knight, As fearlessly and well, Till utter darkness closed her wing O'er their thin host and wounded King.
Seite 392 - ... enemies, withdraw your princely favour from me ; neither let that stain, that unworthy stain, of a disloyal heart towards your good grace, ever cast so foul a blot on your most dutiful wife, and the infant princess, your daughter. Try me, good king...
Seite 51 - August, one thousand four hundred and twenty-two, in only the thirty-fourth year of his age and the tenth of his reign, King Henry the Fifth passed away. Slowly and mournfully they carried his embalmed...
Seite 327 - That fought around their king. But yet, though thick the shafts as snow, Though charging knights like whirlwinds go, Though billmen ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring; The stubborn spearmen still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood The instant that he fell.
Seite 391 - God and your grace's pleasure had been so pleased. Neither did I at any time so far forget myself in my exaltation or received queenship, but that I always looked for such an alteration as...
Seite 392 - ... for whose sake I am now as I am, whose name I could some good while since have pointed unto, your grace being not ignorant of my suspicion therein.
Seite 392 - But if you have already determined of me, and that not only my death, but an infamous slander must bring you the enjoying of...
Seite 392 - ... usage of me, at his general judgment-seat, where both you and myself must shortly appear, and in whose judgment, I doubt not, (whatsoever the world may think of me,) mine innocence shall be openly known and sufficiently cleared.
Seite 218 - A CLERK ther was of Oxenforde also, That unto logike hadde long ygo. As lene was his hors as is a rake, And he was not right fat, I undertake ; But loked holwe, and therto soberly.
Seite 378 - ... protector and only supreme head of the church and clergy of England.