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Page xi
... connection with France and Brittany , and the character of his intervention
history down to the year 1532 . It was not published till 1548 , the year after the
death of the author , and had been completed by Grafton . 5 Richard Grafton
produced ...
... connection with France and Brittany , and the character of his intervention
history down to the year 1532 . It was not published till 1548 , the year after the
death of the author , and had been completed by Grafton . 5 Richard Grafton
produced ...
Page xii
It was late in the summer of 1487 that the ambassadors of Charles VIII came to
England to pray for the King ' s assistance for France against Brittany , “ or at least
that he would stand neutral . ” Now it is to be noted that in Bacon ' s account of ...
It was late in the summer of 1487 that the ambassadors of Charles VIII came to
England to pray for the King ' s assistance for France against Brittany , “ or at least
that he would stand neutral . ” Now it is to be noted that in Bacon ' s account of ...
Page xiii
But these were the only English engaged in the cause of Brittany up to that date ,
and by the treaty of Verger ( 21 Aug . , 1488 ) hostilities between France and
Brittany were brought to a close . It was in the following November , “ after
keeping ...
But these were the only English engaged in the cause of Brittany up to that date ,
and by the treaty of Verger ( 21 Aug . , 1488 ) hostilities between France and
Brittany were brought to a close . It was in the following November , “ after
keeping ...
Page xiv
Brittany , a course needful enough for the succour of the duchy , and preparatory
to the sending of an army if nothing came ... 60 – 61 ) of Henry ' s conduct in
sending succours to Brittany immediately after the battle of St Aubin , which
succours ...
Brittany , a course needful enough for the succour of the duchy , and preparatory
to the sending of an army if nothing came ... 60 – 61 ) of Henry ' s conduct in
sending succours to Brittany immediately after the battle of St Aubin , which
succours ...
Page xv
a confederation with Maximilian and Ferdinand and Isabella to make actual war
against Charles if he should invade them or the territories of the duchess of
Brittany Public proclamation of this convention was made in England , on 17th
Sept .
a confederation with Maximilian and Ferdinand and Isabella to make actual war
against Charles if he should invade them or the territories of the duchess of
Brittany Public proclamation of this convention was made in England , on 17th
Sept .
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Page 272 - He being thus lorded, Not only with what my revenue yielded. But what my power might else exact, — like one Who having unto truth, by telling of it, Made such a sinner of his memory, To credit his own lie...
Page 221 - He was born at Pembroke castle, and lieth buried at Westminster, in one of the stateliest and daintiest monuments of Europe, both for the chapel and for the sepulchre. So that he dwelleth more richly dead, in the monument of his tomb, than he did alive in Richmond, or any of his palaces.
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| Title | History of the reign of king Henry vii, with notes by J.R. Lumby Pitt press series |
| Author | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) |
| Editor | Joseph Rawson Lumby |
| Published | 1876 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 19 Sep 2006 |
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