Memoirs of Her Late Royal Highness Charlotte-Augusta of Wales, and of Saxe-Cobourg ...: To which is Prefixed, a Concise History of the Illustrious House of Brunswick, Brought Down to the Present Time ...Caxton Press, 1818 - 576 pages |
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... reign , and private virtues , with many anecdotes , of our present venerable Sove- reign , ( further interesting particulars of whom will be found , among other valuable matter , in the Appendix , ) have been particularly re- corded ...
... reign , and private virtues , with many anecdotes , of our present venerable Sove- reign , ( further interesting particulars of whom will be found , among other valuable matter , in the Appendix , ) have been particularly re- corded ...
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... reign . In William , his grandson , the son of Henry the Lion , and Matilda , eldest daughter of Henry II . of England , was united the Saxon and Norman blood . His son , Otho the Young , is generally called the first Duke of Brunswick ...
... reign . In William , his grandson , the son of Henry the Lion , and Matilda , eldest daughter of Henry II . of England , was united the Saxon and Norman blood . His son , Otho the Young , is generally called the first Duke of Brunswick ...
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... reign of that distinguished warrior and statesman , William III . the British nation may trace the bene- fits arising from the energy and wisdom of the House of Brunswick , long before Divine Providence saw fit to place them on the ...
... reign of that distinguished warrior and statesman , William III . the British nation may trace the bene- fits arising from the energy and wisdom of the House of Brunswick , long before Divine Providence saw fit to place them on the ...
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... reign , a violent feud broke out between the clans of Chattan and Kay ; which for nearly three years raged with the most ruthless fury . The Earl of Crauford was sent to restore peace ; but fearing that the employment of force might ...
... reign , a violent feud broke out between the clans of Chattan and Kay ; which for nearly three years raged with the most ruthless fury . The Earl of Crauford was sent to restore peace ; but fearing that the employment of force might ...
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... reign and his life in the bloody battle of Flodden - field ; where most of his nobility perished with him . His son , James V. succeeded him , though only a year and a half old . James displayed an excellent capacity for govern → ment ...
... reign and his life in the bloody battle of Flodden - field ; where most of his nobility perished with him . His son , James V. succeeded him , though only a year and a half old . James displayed an excellent capacity for govern → ment ...
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