Dictionary of National Biography, Volume 1Smith Elder, 1885 - Great Britain |
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... taken part was known as the Gowrie plot , and its chief authors , the Earl of Gowrie and his friends , were alleged to have invited James , in 1600 , to a house at Perth , and to have locked him in a room with a ruffian who had been ...
... taken part was known as the Gowrie plot , and its chief authors , the Earl of Gowrie and his friends , were alleged to have invited James , in 1600 , to a house at Perth , and to have locked him in a room with a ruffian who had been ...
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... taken to the Bishop of London , and published by his authority . But Abbot's want of compliance with the court policy was not to go unpunished . Buckingham , about to start on his Rochelle expedition , could not leave Abbot to influence ...
... taken to the Bishop of London , and published by his authority . But Abbot's want of compliance with the court policy was not to go unpunished . Buckingham , about to start on his Rochelle expedition , could not leave Abbot to influence ...
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... taken it in his head that noise is tragedy , and a tremendous noise he accordingly makes . It is Stentor with a trumpet . We hear he is a pleasant per- son everywhere but on the stage , and such a man may be reasonably at a disadvantage ...
... taken it in his head that noise is tragedy , and a tremendous noise he accordingly makes . It is Stentor with a trumpet . We hear he is a pleasant per- son everywhere but on the stage , and such a man may be reasonably at a disadvantage ...
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... taken place , and in December of the same year a deputation from the king's council , headed by the Duke of Suffolk , waited on Katharine at Bugden , to induce her to re- nounce her title of queen and accept the name of Princess Dowager ...
... taken place , and in December of the same year a deputation from the king's council , headed by the Duke of Suffolk , waited on Katharine at Bugden , to induce her to re- nounce her title of queen and accept the name of Princess Dowager ...
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... taken by the French frigate Venus , but on 18 Sept. was fortunately recaptured by Captain Rowley in the Boadicea . On ABERCROMBY , PATRICK ( 1656– 22 Nov. he left the island of Rodriguez with 1716 ? ) , Scottish antiquary and historical ...
... taken by the French frigate Venus , but on 18 Sept. was fortunately recaptured by Captain Rowley in the Boadicea . On ABERCROMBY , PATRICK ( 1656– 22 Nov. he left the island of Rodriguez with 1716 ? ) , Scottish antiquary and historical ...
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