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... DUKE OF MONMOUTH . 20th October , 1849 . Mr. Editor , Mr. Macaulay's account of the Battle of Sedgemoor is rendered singularly picturesque and understandable by the per- sonal observation and local tradition which he has brought to bear ...
... DUKE OF MONMOUTH . 20th October , 1849 . Mr. Editor , Mr. Macaulay's account of the Battle of Sedgemoor is rendered singularly picturesque and understandable by the per- sonal observation and local tradition which he has brought to bear ...
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... Duke and his compa- nions turned adrift their horses . From thence they crossed the country in almost a due southerly direction . The tract of land in which the Duke took refuge is rightly de- scribed by Mr. Macaulay , as " separated by ...
... Duke and his compa- nions turned adrift their horses . From thence they crossed the country in almost a due southerly direction . The tract of land in which the Duke took refuge is rightly de- scribed by Mr. Macaulay , as " separated by ...
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... DUKE OF MONMOUTH . Mr. Editor , - Having noticed the letter of Mr. John Bruce , in your Miscellany , I beg leave to inform him that the ash tree under which Monmouth was taken is still standing on the Woodland estate , now the property ...
... DUKE OF MONMOUTH . Mr. Editor , - Having noticed the letter of Mr. John Bruce , in your Miscellany , I beg leave to inform him that the ash tree under which Monmouth was taken is still standing on the Woodland estate , now the property ...
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... Duke of Milan ; and the historian Daru , in his Histoire de Venise , 8vo , Paris , 1821 , has fallen into more than one error in his account of the transaction . Marino Sanuto , who wrote the lives of the Doges of Venice in 1493 ( Daru ...
... Duke of Milan ; and the historian Daru , in his Histoire de Venise , 8vo , Paris , 1821 , has fallen into more than one error in his account of the transaction . Marino Sanuto , who wrote the lives of the Doges of Venice in 1493 ( Daru ...
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... ( Duke of York and ) afterwards Edward IV .; Henry VII .; Clarence [ ? ] Duke of York , " & c . This description raises one's curiosity greatly , and query , has this tapestry been elsewhere de- scribed ? At the meeting of the ...
... ( Duke of York and ) afterwards Edward IV .; Henry VII .; Clarence [ ? ] Duke of York , " & c . This description raises one's curiosity greatly , and query , has this tapestry been elsewhere de- scribed ? At the meeting of the ...
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