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... uncle as sovereign Duke of Saxe - Coburg- Gotha . May he then , continuing in the path of rectitude and honour , reign in the hearts of his subjects like his namesake of old , and merit as he did , the title of Alfred the Great ...
... uncle as sovereign Duke of Saxe - Coburg- Gotha . May he then , continuing in the path of rectitude and honour , reign in the hearts of his subjects like his namesake of old , and merit as he did , the title of Alfred the Great ...
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... , his nephew should succeed to the throne of Eng- land , to which he was heir , by virtue of his father's birthright . But Arthur had another uncle , named John , a very wicked man , who induced the English Barons to swear , that in- stead.
... , his nephew should succeed to the throne of Eng- land , to which he was heir , by virtue of his father's birthright . But Arthur had another uncle , named John , a very wicked man , who induced the English Barons to swear , that in- stead.
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... uncle's claims to the throne . Poor Constance ! in after days how bitterly did she repent and deplore her hasty conduct ! Arthur was at that time a very young child , unable to act for himself ; but when he grew older , he resolved to ...
... uncle's claims to the throne . Poor Constance ! in after days how bitterly did she repent and deplore her hasty conduct ! Arthur was at that time a very young child , unable to act for himself ; but when he grew older , he resolved to ...
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... uncle once came to see him , and told him that if he would give up all claims to the lands in Brittany , he should be restored to liberty . But Arthur boldly refused to resign his just claims ; and reminded John , that not only had he a ...
... uncle once came to see him , and told him that if he would give up all claims to the lands in Brittany , he should be restored to liberty . But Arthur boldly refused to resign his just claims ; and reminded John , that not only had he a ...
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... uncle who had come to murder him ; he fell on his knees , and breathed a prayer to Heaven for help . But the stranger spoke , and , to Arthur's great joy , it was not the voice of John which he heard , but that of Hubert , the King's ...
... uncle who had come to murder him ; he fell on his knees , and breathed a prayer to Heaven for help . But the stranger spoke , and , to Arthur's great joy , it was not the voice of John which he heard , but that of Hubert , the King's ...
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