Enigmas of HistoryM. Joseph, 1957 - 253 pages |
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Page 172
... remained an open and avowed Jacobite , refusing to break his oath to the exiled James II when William usurped the English throne , no one , least of all himself , denied . He was thus technically guilty of ' adhering to the King's ...
... remained an open and avowed Jacobite , refusing to break his oath to the exiled James II when William usurped the English throne , no one , least of all himself , denied . He was thus technically guilty of ' adhering to the King's ...
Page 175
... remained faithful to the exiled Charles II throughout the military usurpation of Oliver Cromwell a ' traitor , ' whereas he is only too prone to apply the term to one who , forty years later , remained faithful to the exiled James II ...
... remained faithful to the exiled Charles II throughout the military usurpation of Oliver Cromwell a ' traitor , ' whereas he is only too prone to apply the term to one who , forty years later , remained faithful to the exiled James II ...
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... remained painfully unimpressed by the Speaker's assurance : ' You have no reason at all to apprehend that you shall suffer anything if you make a full and free discovery here . No man that ever did so , and dealt candidly with this ...
... remained painfully unimpressed by the Speaker's assurance : ' You have no reason at all to apprehend that you shall suffer anything if you make a full and free discovery here . No man that ever did so , and dealt candidly with this ...
Contents
FOREWORD II | 11 |
The Wives of King George IV | 19 |
The Parentage of Queen Elizabeth I | 91 |
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