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... King of Norway , " seven feet of English ground , or as much inore as he may be taller than other men . " And at the other extremity of the kingdom the name of the town of BATTLE , in Sussex , is the epitaph which marks the spot where ...
... King of Norway , " seven feet of English ground , or as much inore as he may be taller than other men . " And at the other extremity of the kingdom the name of the town of BATTLE , in Sussex , is the epitaph which marks the spot where ...
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... KING'S COUNTY and QUEEN'S COUNTY , PHILIPSTOWN , and MARY- BOROUGH , commemorate the fact that it was in the days of King Philip and Queen Mary that the O'Mores were exterminated , and two new counties added to the English Pale . There ...
... KING'S COUNTY and QUEEN'S COUNTY , PHILIPSTOWN , and MARY- BOROUGH , commemorate the fact that it was in the days of King Philip and Queen Mary that the O'Mores were exterminated , and two new counties added to the English Pale . There ...
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... King of Pamaunkee , " the salvages " had fastened him to a tree , and were about to make him a target for the ... king's dearest daughter , " a beautiful girl , the " nonpareil of the country , " was touched with pity for the white ...
... King of Pamaunkee , " the salvages " had fastened him to a tree , and were about to make him a target for the ... king's dearest daughter , " a beautiful girl , the " nonpareil of the country , " was touched with pity for the white ...
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... King's brother , James , Duke of York and Albany , had a grant made to him of the as yet unconquered Dutch colony of the NEW NETHERLANDS , the two chief cities of which , NEW Amsterdam and fort orange , were 1 The name of the Carolinas ...
... King's brother , James , Duke of York and Albany , had a grant made to him of the as yet unconquered Dutch colony of the NEW NETHERLANDS , the two chief cities of which , NEW Amsterdam and fort orange , were 1 The name of the Carolinas ...
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... king , changed to the CABO DE BONA ESPERANZA , arguing the GOOD HOPE which existed of the speedy discovery of the long - wished - for route to the realms of " Ormus and of Ind . " The Eastern route found by the Portuguese was soon fol ...
... king , changed to the CABO DE BONA ESPERANZA , arguing the GOOD HOPE which existed of the speedy discovery of the long - wished - for route to the realms of " Ormus and of Ind . " The Eastern route found by the Portuguese was soon fol ...
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