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... victory , leaving twelve thou- sand of the Scotch , or as some will have it , fifty- thousand , dead upon the field of battle , while the English had not an hundred slain . A blow so dreadful had not as yet entirely crushed the spirit ...
... victory , leaving twelve thou- sand of the Scotch , or as some will have it , fifty- thousand , dead upon the field of battle , while the English had not an hundred slain . A blow so dreadful had not as yet entirely crushed the spirit ...
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... victory over Bruce , near Methuen , in Perthshire . That war- like commander fought with great obstinacy ; he was thrice dismounted from his horse in the action , and as often recovered : but at last he was obliged . to fly , and take ...
... victory over Bruce , near Methuen , in Perthshire . That war- like commander fought with great obstinacy ; he was thrice dismounted from his horse in the action , and as often recovered : but at last he was obliged . to fly , and take ...
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... forces he was able in England ; and with not above three thousand adventurers , thus fortuitous- ly united , Baliol gained a considerable victory over 1 his countrymen , in which twelve thousand of their 60 HISTORY OF ENGLAND .
... forces he was able in England ; and with not above three thousand adventurers , thus fortuitous- ly united , Baliol gained a considerable victory over 1 his countrymen , in which twelve thousand of their 60 HISTORY OF ENGLAND .
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... victory , which was follow- ed by some others , so intimidated the Scotch , that their armies dispersed , and the kingdom seemed as if subdued by an handful of men . Baliol , by one of those unexpected turns of fortune , com- mon enough ...
... victory , which was follow- ed by some others , so intimidated the Scotch , that their armies dispersed , and the kingdom seemed as if subdued by an handful of men . Baliol , by one of those unexpected turns of fortune , com- mon enough ...
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... victory decided the fate of Scotland ; Baliol , with very little trouble , made himself master of the country ; and Edward returned in triumph to England , having previously secured many of the principal towns of Scotland , which were ...
... victory decided the fate of Scotland ; Baliol , with very little trouble , made himself master of the country ; and Edward returned in triumph to England , having previously secured many of the principal towns of Scotland , which were ...
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Beliebte Passagen
Seite 270 - Try me, good king : but let me have a lawful trial, and let not my sworn enemies sit as my accusers and judges ; yea, let me receive an open trial, for my truth shall fear no open shame...
Seite 255 - ... had I but served God as diligently as I have served the king, he would not have given me over in my gray hairs.
Seite 270 - ... 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. ' My last and only request shall be, that myself may only bear the burden of your grace's displeasure...
Seite 270 - But, if you have already determined of me, and that not only my death, but an infamous slander, must bring you the enjoying of your desired happiness, then I desire of God that he will pardon your great sin therein, and likewise mine enemies, the instruments thereof, and that he will not call you to a strict account for your unprincely and cruel usage of me, at his general...
Seite 82 - The prisoner was clad in royal apparel, and mounted on a white steed distinguished by its size and beauty, and by the richness of its furniture. The conqueror rode by his side in a meaner attire, and carried by a black palfrey.
Seite 177 - The king hunting one day in the park of Thomas Burdet, a creature of the duke's, killed a white buck, which was a great favourite of the owner. Burdet, vexed at the loss, broke into a passion, and wished the horns of the deer in the belly of the person who had advised the king to that insult. For this trifling exclamation Burdet was tried for his life, and publicly executed at...
Seite 101 - The Duke of Hereford appeared in parliament, and accused the Duke of Norfolk of having spoken seditious words against his majesty in a private conversation. Norfolk denied the charge, gave Hereford the lie, and offered to prove his innocence by single combat.
Seite 31 - But even their feeble hopes from him were soon disappointed ; he was betrayed into the king's hands by Sir John Monteith, his friend, whom he had made acquainted with the place of his concealment, being surprised by him as he lay asleep in the neighbourhood of Glasgow.
Seite 192 - Richard, who knew not in what quarter he might expect the invader, had taken post at Nottingham, in the centre of the kingdom ; and having...
Seite 131 - Tertois, at Blangi, he was surprised to observe, from the heights, the whole French army drawn up in the plains of Agincourt ; and so posted, that it was impossible for him to proceed on his march without coming to an engagement. No situation could be more unfavourable than that in which he found himself. His army was wasted with disease ; the soldiers' spirits worn down with fatigue, destitute of provisions, and discouraged by their retreat.