The History of the World: Comprising a General History, Both Ancient and Modern, of All the Principal Nations of the Globe, Their Rise, Progress, Present Condition, Etc, Volume 2H. Bill, 1854 |
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... sent to entreat aid of Strongbow . The latter hastened at once to the support of his friend ; but before he could arrive Fitzstephen had allowed himself to be tricked out of his liberty . A messenger sent by the people of Waterford , to ...
... sent to entreat aid of Strongbow . The latter hastened at once to the support of his friend ; but before he could arrive Fitzstephen had allowed himself to be tricked out of his liberty . A messenger sent by the people of Waterford , to ...
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... sent his brother Edward into Ireland with a well equipped army of six thousand men . He was received with open arms as deliverer , and took upon himself the title of king . His brother soon afterwards landed in Ireland with a still more ...
... sent his brother Edward into Ireland with a well equipped army of six thousand men . He was received with open arms as deliverer , and took upon himself the title of king . His brother soon afterwards landed in Ireland with a still more ...
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... sent them to Ireland . The arrival of such a force , sent , too , by a person of such influence as the duchess - dowager of Burgundy , raised the Irish enthusiasm to the highest pitch . Too poor to be able much longer to support the ...
... sent them to Ireland . The arrival of such a force , sent , too , by a person of such influence as the duchess - dowager of Burgundy , raised the Irish enthusiasm to the highest pitch . Too poor to be able much longer to support the ...
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... sent to London as prisoners , and there executed . Henry VIII . was the more enraged by the extent and continuance of this rebel- lion , because it put a stop to the efforts he was making to carry into the religion of Ireland the same ...
... sent to London as prisoners , and there executed . Henry VIII . was the more enraged by the extent and continuance of this rebel- lion , because it put a stop to the efforts he was making to carry into the religion of Ireland the same ...
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... sent the rebel earl a very considerable force of Spaniards and Italians . But the wild Irish warfare , with its accompa- nying famine and other sufferings , was too much for the endurance of these troops , who had been accustomed to ...
... sent the rebel earl a very considerable force of Spaniards and Italians . But the wild Irish warfare , with its accompa- nying famine and other sufferings , was too much for the endurance of these troops , who had been accustomed to ...
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