The history of the life of king Henry the second, and of the age in which he lived. To which is prefixed, A history of the revolutions of England from the death of Edward the confessor to the birth of Henry the second. 3 vols. [and] Notes to the second and third (fourth and fifth) books, Հատոր 2 |
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... present . When I am " free to difpofe of myself , I promise you " that I will act , in this refpect , as reason " shall dictate . " Which the rightly under- standing to be a refufal , and being angry at his flight of fo gracious an ...
... present . When I am " free to difpofe of myself , I promise you " that I will act , in this refpect , as reason " shall dictate . " Which the rightly under- standing to be a refufal , and being angry at his flight of fo gracious an ...
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... present circumftances , it was necef- fary to try to bring over her husband , the earl of Anjou , to England ; as the only expedient which could balance the advantages Stephen had gained . Pursuant to this resolution , some nobles of ...
... present circumftances , it was necef- fary to try to bring over her husband , the earl of Anjou , to England ; as the only expedient which could balance the advantages Stephen had gained . Pursuant to this resolution , some nobles of ...
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... present among them , could fecure to Matilda the inheritance of that dutchy , or even form any confide- rable party for her there . This is the more wonderful , as we are told by the best of the Norman hiftorians , that no lefs a fum ...
... present among them , could fecure to Matilda the inheritance of that dutchy , or even form any confide- rable party for her there . This is the more wonderful , as we are told by the best of the Norman hiftorians , that no lefs a fum ...
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... present , besides the princes and nobles of France , two le- gates of the pope ; one of whom had attended the camp of the emperor , and the other that of Louis ; Henry duke of Auftria , the em- peror's brother ; Frederick duke of Suabia ...
... present , besides the princes and nobles of France , two le- gates of the pope ; one of whom had attended the camp of the emperor , and the other that of Louis ; Henry duke of Auftria , the em- peror's brother ; Frederick duke of Suabia ...
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... present , who threw him into a dungeon , loaded with irons . When the Reg . p . 971 , news of his being treated in fo ignominious ad 973 . a manner was carried to his vaffals , they ter . Chron . H. Huntingd 4 Geft . Steph . were fub ...
... present , who threw him into a dungeon , loaded with irons . When the Reg . p . 971 , news of his being treated in fo ignominious ad 973 . a manner was carried to his vaffals , they ter . Chron . H. Huntingd 4 Geft . Steph . were fub ...
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The history of the life of king Henry the second, and of the ..., Հատորներ 4-5 George Lyttelton (1st baron.) Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1769 |
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Abbot Suger affift againſt alfo alſo Anjou archbishop of Canterbury army auctores barons becauſe bishop Book caftle caſtle caufe cauſe Chron crown crufade defired duke duke of Aquitaine dutchy earl of Anjou earl of Glocefter earldom efcuage eleven hundred enemy England English epift Euftace fafe faid fame fays fecure feemed fent ferved fervice feven fide fiege firſt fome foon force fovereign fpirit ftill ftrength ftrong fub ann fubjects fubmitted fuch fuffered fufficient fuppofed fupport fupra Geoffry Gerv Gryffyth Guienne Henry Plantagenet hift hiftorian himſelf honor huſband intereft itſelf king of France king of Scotland kingdom kingdom of England lefs lord Louis mafter Matilda meaſures moft moſt muſt narch neceffary Neubrig Norman Normandy occafion paffed party perfon poffeffion pope prefent prince propofed raiſed reafon reign ſhe ſhould ſtate Stephen thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe tion treaty uſe vaffals Wales Welsh whofe William Wincheſter
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Էջ 371 - Wales, fays, that formerly they hardly ever married without a prior cohabitation ; it having been cuftomary for parents to let out their daughters to young men upon trial, for a fum of money told down, and under a penalty if the girls were returned.
Էջ 58 - Glocester himself had |ho inconsiderable tincture of learning, and was the patron of all who excelled in it ; qualities rare at all times in a nobleman of his high rank, but particularly in an age when knowledge and valour were thought incompatible, and not to be able to read was a mark of nobility. This truly great man...
Էջ 502 - Of Fees holden either immediately of the king, or of others who held of the king in capite ; and if alienated, whether the owners were cnfeoffed ab antique, or de novo ; as also fees holden in frank-almoigne, with the values thereof respectively.
Էջ 271 - ... in their defence. Thus he deftroyed the only ground upon which he could ftand, and changed the nature of the queftion between him and Matilda, making her caufe, and her fon's, the caufe of the nation, inltead pf a perfonal claim of inheritance.
Էջ 227 - Welch and the Scotch, calling themselves allies or auxiliaries to the Empress, but in reality enemies and destroyers of England, have broken their bounds, ravaged our borders, and taken from us whole provinces, which we never can hope to recover ; while instead of employing our united force...
Էջ 370 - ... of it was recent in their minds ; but it was frequently carried back, by a falfe fenfe of honour, even to very remote and traditional quarrels, in which any of their family had been ever engaged. For not only the nobles and gentry, but even the loweft among them, had each by heart his own genealogy, together with which he retained a...
Էջ 373 - Notwithstanding their poverty they were fo hofpitable, that every man's houfe was open to all; and thus no wants were felt by the moft indigent, nor was there a beggar in the nation. When any ftranger, or traveller came to a houfe, he ufed no other ceremony, than, at his firft entrance, to deliver his arms into the hands of the mafter, who thereupon offered to...
Էջ 39 - Yet that hiftorian affirms, that, even in the latter years of his reign, broken as he was with inceffant toils, and heavy from a too corpulent habit of body, if any thing happened in any part of his kingdom, by which the royal majefty was hurt or offended, he never fuffered it to continue unchaftifed.
Էջ 228 - England must pay the price of their services : our lands, our honours, must be the hire of these rapacious invaders. But suppose we should have the fortune to conquer for Stephen, what will be the consequence ? Will victory teach him moderation ? Will he learn from security that regard to our liberties, which he could not learn from danger...
Էջ 375 - ... paid, in his days, a more devout reverence to churches and churchmen, to the relics of 'faints, to crofles, and to bells, than any other nation. Whenever any of them happened to meet a monk, or other ecclefiaftic, they inftantly threw down their arms, and, bowing their heads, implored his bleffing.