Marcus Ward's history readers, ed. by J.G. [sic] Hefford, Nummer 5 |
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abbeys afterwards Anne Archbishop arms army barons battle became bishops brave brother called Canterbury castle Catholic Charles Church Conqueror conquest court Cromwell crown Danes daughter death defeated died Duke Duke of York Earl Edgar Atheling Edmund Edmund Ironside Elizabeth enemy English King Ethelred famous father fight fled forced fought France French gave Geoffrey of Anjou George Harold Harthacnut head Henry Henry VII Henry's Ireland James John John of Gaunt killed King Edward King of England King of France King's kingdom lady land lived London Lord loved marriage married Mary Matilda monks named nation nobles Norman Normandy Old English Parlia Parliament peace poor Pope priests Prince prisoner Protestant punished Queen refused reign Richard Roman royal rule Scotch Scotland Scots sent soldiers Spain Stephen Stephen Langton terrible thousand throne took town victory Wales Wat Tyler Welsh William Witena-gemot young
Populaire passages
Pagina 70 - The book is completed, And closed, like the day ; And the hand that has written it Lays it away. Dim grow its fancies, Forgotten they lie ; Like coals in the ashes, They darken and die.
Pagina 69 - SOLEMNLY, mournfully, Dealing its dole, The Curfew Bell Is beginning to toll. Cover the embers, And put out the light ; Toil comes with the morning, And rest with the night. Dark grow the windows, And quenched is the fire ; Sound fades into silence, — All footsteps retire. No voice in the chambers, No sound in the hall ! Sleep and oblivion Reign over all ! II.
Pagina 232 - Here lies Fred, Who was alive, and is dead. Had it been his father, I had much rather. Had it been his brother, Still better than another. Had it been his sister, No one would have missed her. Had it been the whole generation, Still better for the nation. But since 'tis only Fred, Who was alive, and is dead, There's no more to be said.
Pagina 89 - ... have recourse to this measure, except in extreme cases, and then only with the consent of the King of France. Henry, who was at this time residing in Normandy, in an outburst of violent passion, was so imprudent as to let fall the following words against Thomas & Becket: "What cowards have I fed? Is there no one who will rid me of this turbulent priest?
Pagina 93 - Most Holy Land, I commend thee to the care of the Almighty; and may He grant me long life enough to return hither and deliver thee from the yoke of the infidels!
Pagina 8 - These habitations were curious little huts in the shape of a sugar-loaf, with a hole at the top for the escape of the smoke, which rose from the fire kindled in the middle of the floor.
Pagina 128 - ... much as possible in his own hands. After that time the king refused to be any longer under control. He arrested Gloucester, who died in prison; and, as it was generally believed that Richard had ordered him to be put to death, the king was more disliked than ever. He had still two uncles living — John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, and Edmund, Duke of York. The son of the Duke of Lancaster was called Henry of Bolingbroke; he was an able man, and so great a favorite with the people that the king...
Pagina 130 - King, thirty thousand remained with Wat Tyler to watch over the fulfilment of the royal promises.
Pagina 74 - Yet among other things we must not forget the good frith which he made in this land : so that a man that was good for aught, might travel over the kingdom with his bosom full of gold without molestation ; and no man durst slay another man, though he had suffered never so mickle evil from the other.
Pagina 201 - Our men getting up to them," ran Cromwell's terrible despatch, " were ordered by me to put them all to the sword. And indeed, being in the heat of action, I forbade them to spare any that were in arms in the town, and I think that night they put to death about two thousand men.