The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 7. köideH.G. Allen, 1888 |
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... kings in the 8th , 9th , and 10th centuries . But the office indicated by that term , so used , seems to have been a ... king's letters patent . It was at one time held that a lay- man might be dean ; but by 13 and 14 Charles II . c . 4 ...
... kings in the 8th , 9th , and 10th centuries . But the office indicated by that term , so used , seems to have been a ... king's letters patent . It was at one time held that a lay- man might be dean ; but by 13 and 14 Charles II . c . 4 ...
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... king remained a cipher in the hands of Sindhia , who treated him with studied neglect , until the 8th September 1803 , when Lord Lake overthrew the Marhattás under the walls of Delhi , entered the city , and took the king under the ...
... king remained a cipher in the hands of Sindhia , who treated him with studied neglect , until the 8th September 1803 , when Lord Lake overthrew the Marhattás under the walls of Delhi , entered the city , and took the king under the ...
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... king in his stead . After ten years ' captivity in Parthia he succeeded in establishing himself once more upon the throne ; but his wife Cleopatra , indignant at his subsequent marriage with a daughter of the Parthian king , procured ...
... king in his stead . After ten years ' captivity in Parthia he succeeded in establishing himself once more upon the throne ; but his wife Cleopatra , indignant at his subsequent marriage with a daughter of the Parthian king , procured ...
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... king to Oxford . During the civil war ho served the queen mother , and was intrusted with the letters in cipher that Cowley wrote to the king , which he managed to deliver into Charles's hands . Being detected , however , he was obliged ...
... king to Oxford . During the civil war ho served the queen mother , and was intrusted with the letters in cipher that Cowley wrote to the king , which he managed to deliver into Charles's hands . Being detected , however , he was obliged ...
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... king in 1850 , which acknowledged the principle of limited monarchy , the king sharing his power with a diet of two houses , both of which are elective . The first , called Folksthing , has the privilege of discussing the budget and ...
... king in 1850 , which acknowledged the principle of limited monarchy , the king sharing his power with a diet of two houses , both of which are elective . The first , called Folksthing , has the privilege of discussing the budget and ...
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