The historical reason why: English history, by the author of 'The reason why - general science'. |
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Seite 182 - Viscount Villiers, earl, marquis, and duke of Buckingham, knight of the garter, master of the horse, chief justice in eyre, warden of the cinque ports, master of the king's bench office, steward of Westminster, constable of Windsor, and lord high admiral of England.
Seite 92 - So help me God I will keep all these articles inviolate, as I am a man, as I am a Christian, as I am a knight, and as I am a king crowned and anointed.
Seite 123 - Fashions from proud Italy," and many imported by Queen Anne from Bohemia, infected even the menial servants. The vanity of the common people in their dress was so great, says Knighton, that it was impossible to distinguish the rich from the poor, the high from the low, the clergy from the laity, by their appearance.
Seite 291 - A neighbouring cobbler one day descended the original subterranean tonsor's steps in order to be shaved. The fellow had a remarkably strong, rough beard. Arkwright, beginning to lather him, said he hoped he would give him another halfpenny, for his beard was so strong it might spoil his razor. The cobbler declared he would not. Arkwright then shaved him for the halfpenny, and immediately gave bim two pairs of shoes to mend.
Seite 11 - I was lately possessed of subjects, horses, arms, and riches. Can you be surprised that I endeavoured to preserve them ? If you Romans have a desire to arrive at universal monarchy, must all nations, to gratify you, tamely submit to servitude ? If I had submitted without a struggle, how much would it have diminished the lustre of my fall, and of your victory ? And now, if you resolve to put me to death, my story will soon be buried in oblivion ; but if you think proper to preserve my life, I shall...
Seite 122 - England, that every woman of rank obtained some of them, and they were seen in every mansion. Then the ladies of England became proud and vain in their attire, and were as much elated by the acquisition of that finery, as the ladies of France were dejected by the loss of it.
Seite 266 - William Pitt, second son of the illustrious Earl of Chatham, born in Kent, 1759 ; died, 1806. This great statesman was appointed chancellor of the Exchequer when only twenty-three, and continued prime minister with very little interruption till his death, which happened at a critical period for England. During the arduous discharge of public duty, he of course met with warm partisans and inveterate enemies : his perseverance in those measures which he deemed just, has been termed obstinacy; his magnanimity...
Seite 35 - ... was to pay the following rent, viz. ten casks of honey, three hundred loaves of bread, twelve casks of strong ale, thirty casks of small ale, two oxen, ten wethers, ten geese, twenty hens, ten cheeses, one cask of butter, five salmon, twenty pounds of forage, and one hundred eels.
Seite 86 - ... defence. Though differing from each other in size and plan, the largest and most perfect were invariably distinguished by leading features. They were generally situated on an eminence near a river, or the junction of two rivers, or on a rocky precipice or promontory on the sea-shore. The whole extent of the castle was surrounded by a deep and broad ditch, sometimes filled with water, sometimes dry, called a fosse.