Land of the Scots: A Short HistoryFontana Paperbacks, 1983 - 224 էջ |
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... early stages of the Wars of the Roses , Yorkist patronage of the fugitive Earl of Douglas gave James II an excuse to intervene , osten- sibly as the ally of the Lancastrian King Henry VI . James's desire was to recapture Roxburgh Castle ...
... early stages of the Wars of the Roses , Yorkist patronage of the fugitive Earl of Douglas gave James II an excuse to intervene , osten- sibly as the ally of the Lancastrian King Henry VI . James's desire was to recapture Roxburgh Castle ...
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... early and rapidly asserted his authority , suffered agonies of conscience for his father's murder . As a self - imposed penance he wore an iron chain round his waist for the rest of his life , and added links to it as the years passed ...
... early and rapidly asserted his authority , suffered agonies of conscience for his father's murder . As a self - imposed penance he wore an iron chain round his waist for the rest of his life , and added links to it as the years passed ...
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... early years of the sixteenth century the rulers whom James IV had hoped to see united pursued ambitions which led them into war . In 1508 , Pope Julius II , ambitious to increase the secular power of the Papacy , formed the League of ...
... early years of the sixteenth century the rulers whom James IV had hoped to see united pursued ambitions which led them into war . In 1508 , Pope Julius II , ambitious to increase the secular power of the Papacy , formed the League of ...
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The Making of Scotland prehistoric times | 11 |
A Kingdom Becomes a Nation 12861371 | 43 |
The Early Stewarts 13711513 | 60 |
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