True Stories from the History of Scotland: Intended as a Companion to "True Stories from English History." |
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... received thei submission , though he would not pardon them all . Many of the most guilty were either put to death , or condemned to perpetual imprisonment ; and some had their estates forfeited . This severity checked the QUEEN MARGARET .
... received thei submission , though he would not pardon them all . Many of the most guilty were either put to death , or condemned to perpetual imprisonment ; and some had their estates forfeited . This severity checked the QUEEN MARGARET .
Page 17
... received its name ; the knight who killed the Scottish king having been surnamed PIERCE - EYE , from the manner in which he had given that monarch the fatal stroke . Queen Margaret was lying sick in the castle of Edinburgh when Malcolm ...
... received its name ; the knight who killed the Scottish king having been surnamed PIERCE - EYE , from the manner in which he had given that monarch the fatal stroke . Queen Margaret was lying sick in the castle of Edinburgh when Malcolm ...
Page 18
... received from William Rufus , made the cour- tiers jealous of him ; and they falsely accused him of intending to adopt young Edgar as his own son , and setting him up as a pretender to the English throne . This accusation was made by an ...
... received from William Rufus , made the cour- tiers jealous of him ; and they falsely accused him of intending to adopt young Edgar as his own son , and setting him up as a pretender to the English throne . This accusation was made by an ...
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... such cruelty , that the inhabitants became greatly enraged against him . The English army , having received large rein- forcements from the south , advanced to North- allerton in David I surnamed the Saint Battle of the Standard.
... such cruelty , that the inhabitants became greatly enraged against him . The English army , having received large rein- forcements from the south , advanced to North- allerton in David I surnamed the Saint Battle of the Standard.
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... had under his command ; by doing this , he was left with a very small army , when he received intelligence that a large body of English were advancing to surprise him . William , knowing that he was not able WILLIAM I. 27.
... had under his command ; by doing this , he was left with a very small army , when he received intelligence that a large body of English were advancing to surprise him . William , knowing that he was not able WILLIAM I. 27.
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