The History of England: From the Accession of James the Second, Volume 2Longman, Brown, Green Longmans, & Roberts, 1849 - Great Britain |
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... Means · 458 His Military Means 459 He attempts to conciliate his Subjects · 460 He gives Audience to the Bishops · 461 His Concessions ill received 463 Privy Council · Proofs of the Birth of the Prince of Wales submitted to the Disgrace ...
... Means · 458 His Military Means 459 He attempts to conciliate his Subjects · 460 He gives Audience to the Bishops · 461 His Concessions ill received 463 Privy Council · Proofs of the Birth of the Prince of Wales submitted to the Disgrace ...
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... means extreme to mark his encroachments on the rights of the people . Indeed , eleven twelfths of the members were either dependents of the court , or zealous Cavaliers from the country . There were few things which such an assembly ...
... means extreme to mark his encroachments on the rights of the people . Indeed , eleven twelfths of the members were either dependents of the court , or zealous Cavaliers from the country . There were few things which such an assembly ...
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... means inconsistent with morality . And this great service it was in the power of James to render . He was King . He was more powerful than any English King had been within the memory of the oldest man . It depended on him whether the ...
... means inconsistent with morality . And this great service it was in the power of James to render . He was King . He was more powerful than any English King had been within the memory of the oldest man . It depended on him whether the ...
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... themselves with weapons still more formidable , and , by means of the presses of Hol- land , England , and Germany , inflamed , during thirty CHAP . VI . 1685 . CHAP . VI . 1685 . years , the public JAMES THE SECOND . 15.
... themselves with weapons still more formidable , and , by means of the presses of Hol- land , England , and Germany , inflamed , during thirty CHAP . VI . 1685 . CHAP . VI . 1685 . years , the public JAMES THE SECOND . 15.
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... means unwil- ling to let all Europe see that he was not the slave of France . He therefore declared publicly that he dis- approved of the manner in which the Huguenots had been treated , granted to the exiles some relief from his privy ...
... means unwil- ling to let all Europe see that he was not the slave of France . He therefore declared publicly that he dis- approved of the manner in which the Huguenots had been treated , granted to the exiles some relief from his privy ...
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