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Abbey afterwards ancient archbishop archbishop of Canterbury army barons battle became beheaded bishop born Britain British Britons brother buried Cæsar Calais called Canterbury Castle caused celebrated century character Charles church civil clergy commenced court Cromwell crowned at Westminster daughter death died duke of Gloucester duke of York earl earl of Warwick Edward Edward III Edward IV eldest Elizabeth England English father favour France French Gloucester Henry VII house of Commons hundred Ireland island James John July June Kent king king's kingdom knights land laws liberty lived London lord marriage married Mary monks murdered nation noble Norman parliament passed period person pope possessed prince of Wales prisoner queen received reign religion religious Richard Richard II Roman Catholic royal Saxon says Scotland Scots shillings ships slain surnamed Thomas à Becket thousand throne took Tower town Westminster Abbey William Winchester Wolsey
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Página 163 - It was said I constrained not her faith, but willed her not as a king to rule, but as a subject to obey ; and that her example might breed too much inconvenience.
Página 96 - Thus this brook has conveyed his ashes into, Avon, Avon into Severn, Severn into the narrow seas, they into the main ocean; and thus the ashes of Wickliffe are the emblem of his doctrine, which now is dispersed all the world over.
Página 163 - I had suffered her mass, in hope of her reconciliation, and how now being no hope, which I perceived by her letters, except I saw some short amendment, I could not bear it.
Página 276 - I am one who will lift up my hands against it. In such a cause, your success would be hazardous. America, if she fell, would fall like the strong man; she would embrace the pillars of the state, and pull down the Constitution along with her.
Página 52 - Tyrrel, impatient to show his dexterity, let fly an arrow at a stag which suddenly started before him. The arrow, glancing from a tree, struck the king in the breast, and instantly slew...
Página 173 - And now I come to the great thing that troubleth my conscience more than any other thing that ever I said or did in my life, and that is, the setting abroad of writings contrary to the truth which here now I renounce and refuse as things written with my hand, contrary to the truth which I thought in my heart, and writ for fear of death, and to save my life...
Página 139 - The hour of my death now approaching, I cannot choose but, out of the love I bear you, advise you of your soul's health, which you ought to prefer before all considerations of the world or flesh whatsoever : for which yet you have cast me into many calamities, and yourself into many troubles. — But I forgive you all, and pray God to do so likewise.
Página 268 - The nations around us, sir, are already enslaved and have been enslaved by these very means: by means of their standing armies they have every one lost their liberties. It is indeed impossible that the liberties of the people can be preserved in any country where a numerous standing army is kept up.
Página 217 - Westminster, while the court was sitting, and be whipped ; after whipping, be set upon the pillory a convenient time, and have one of his ears cut off, one side of his nose slit...
Página xiv - Nothing in the early existence of Britain indicated the greatness which she was destined to attain. Her inhabitants, when first they became known to the Tyrian mariners, were little superior to the natives of the Sandwich Islands.