Enigmas of HistoryM. Joseph, 1957 - 253 pages |
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Page 171
... Commons were debating the Bill of Attainder condemning him to death for High Treason in 1696. It had been impossible for the Crown to find more than one witness against him and as this precluded trying him by the ordinary processes of ...
... Commons were debating the Bill of Attainder condemning him to death for High Treason in 1696. It had been impossible for the Crown to find more than one witness against him and as this precluded trying him by the ordinary processes of ...
Page 173
... Commons passed it , he writes : ' My dear life and soul , I beg you not to grieve for me . It is impossible to save my life or honour either , now ; for they will say I am a liar and with that infamy I shall die . . . . I have no hopes ...
... Commons passed it , he writes : ' My dear life and soul , I beg you not to grieve for me . It is impossible to save my life or honour either , now ; for they will say I am a liar and with that infamy I shall die . . . . I have no hopes ...
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... Commons , sprang to his feet to make an objection . It was he who , urging the Commons not to ' consider little niceties ' had tried to inflame them against Fenwick by talking of ' plot upon plot ' and adding that he had heard so much ...
... Commons , sprang to his feet to make an objection . It was he who , urging the Commons not to ' consider little niceties ' had tried to inflame them against Fenwick by talking of ' plot upon plot ' and adding that he had heard so much ...
Contents
FOREWORD II | 11 |
The Wives of King George IV | 19 |
The Parentage of Queen Elizabeth I | 91 |
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