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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 ...
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that ambassadors were sent in December after this great council to France ,
Brittany , Spain , and Flanders ... The army of the French king was not before
Nantes , but making its way through Brittany , and taking town after town by way
of ...
that ambassadors were sent in December after this great council to France ,
Brittany , Spain , and Flanders ... The army of the French king was not before
Nantes , but making its way through Brittany , and taking town after town by way
of ...
Page xiv
337 ) that in the August of that year reinforcements were being sent to these
troops in France , and that commissions were issued for raising soldiers “
destined for Brittany ” may be seen from the Calendar of Patent Rolls for the 14th
, 15th , and ...
337 ) that in the August of that year reinforcements were being sent to these
troops in France , and that commissions were issued for raising soldiers “
destined for Brittany ” may be seen from the Calendar of Patent Rolls for the 14th
, 15th , and ...
Page xv
The tidings of this new movement on the part of the French king roused
Maximilian to send his embassy ( see p . ... proper did not meet till 17th October ,
1491 ) , and to them he made his speech about his intention to go to war with
France .
The tidings of this new movement on the part of the French king roused
Maximilian to send his embassy ( see p . ... proper did not meet till 17th October ,
1491 ) , and to them he made his speech about his intention to go to war with
France .
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100 ) , and the failure of all assistance from Maximilian , as well as the conclusion
of a peace between Ferdinand and Charles , made the overtures of peace from
the French king and the conditions therein contained appear , as Bacon has it ...
100 ) , and the failure of all assistance from Maximilian , as well as the conclusion
of a peace between Ferdinand and Charles , made the overtures of peace from
the French king and the conditions therein contained appear , as Bacon has it ...
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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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