A Biographical, Historical and Chronological Dictionary:: Containing Accurate Accounts of the Lives, Characters, and Actions, of the Most Eminent Persons of All Ages and All Countries; : Including the Revolutions of States, and the Succession of Sovereign Princes |
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... earl of Claren- don , and was born in 1664. In 1668 she married prince George of Denmark , by whom she had several children , but all of them died young . In 1702 she succeeded to the crown on the death of William III . by whom she had ...
... earl of Claren- don , and was born in 1664. In 1668 she married prince George of Denmark , by whom she had several children , but all of them died young . In 1702 she succeeded to the crown on the death of William III . by whom she had ...
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... earl of Hardwicke , who died before him without issue . Lord Anson was a cool and steady man , but too fond of play , of which knowing little , he was the constant dupe of sharpers ; this made some person say , that " though he had been ...
... earl of Hardwicke , who died before him without issue . Lord Anson was a cool and steady man , but too fond of play , of which knowing little , he was the constant dupe of sharpers ; this made some person say , that " though he had been ...
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... earl of Essex , who was at enmity with Cecil , Bacon lost those advantages at court which he might otherwise have expected . That generous but unfortunate earl , how ever , feeling the value of his attachment , presented him with a ...
... earl of Essex , who was at enmity with Cecil , Bacon lost those advantages at court which he might otherwise have expected . That generous but unfortunate earl , how ever , feeling the value of his attachment , presented him with a ...
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... earl of Caernarvon . Sir John continued with the king at Oxford , and died there in 1644-- Big . Brit . BANKS ( John ) , an English writer , was born at Sunning in Berkshire , in 1709 , and bred a weaver at Reading ; after which he came ...
... earl of Caernarvon . Sir John continued with the king at Oxford , and died there in 1644-- Big . Brit . BANKS ( John ) , an English writer , was born at Sunning in Berkshire , in 1709 , and bred a weaver at Reading ; after which he came ...
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... earl Bathurst . He died in 1775 , aged 91 . His lordship lived on terms of great intimacy with Swift , Pope , Addison , and other shin- ing characters . Biog . Br . BATHURST ( Henry , earl ) , son of the above , was born in 1714 ...
... earl Bathurst . He died in 1775 , aged 91 . His lordship lived on terms of great intimacy with Swift , Pope , Addison , and other shin- ing characters . Biog . Br . BATHURST ( Henry , earl ) , son of the above , was born in 1714 ...
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