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" ... sanguinary enemies. Historians differ with regard to the manner in which he was murdered. It was long the prevailing opinion, that Sir Piers... "
B.C. 55-A.D. 1603 - Page 361
1845
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The History of Edward Prince of Wales, Commonly Termed the Black Prince ...

Alexander Bicknell - Great Britain - 1776 - 380 pages
...Piers Exton, to whofe charge he was committed, and fome of his guards, fell upon him and difpatched him with their halberts ; but it is more probable that he was ftarved to death in prifon ; and it is even faid, that after all fuftenance was denied him, the wretched...
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Universal history, ancient and modern, Volume 19

William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 442 pages
...prevailing opinion, that sir Piers Exton, and others of his guards, fell upon him in the castle of Pomt'ret, where he was confined, and dispatched him with their...more probable that he was starved to death in prison ; . p. for after his body was exposed in public, , .',.„ ' no marks of violence were found upon it....
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The History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Cĉsar to the ..., Volume 3

David Hume - Great Britain - 1807 - 482 pages
...Exton, and others of his guards, fell Murder ot upon him in the castle of Pomfret, where he was e ™K confined, and dispatched him with their halberts....him, he prolonged his unhappy life, it is said, for a fortr night, before he reached the end of his miseries. This account is more consistent with the story,...
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The History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Cĉsar, to the ..., Volume 2

David Hume - Great Britain - 1810 - 530 pages
...others of his guards, fell upon him in the castle of Pomfret, where he was confined, and despatched him with their halberts. But it is more probable,...miseries. This account is more consistent with the story, n Henry IV. cap. 14. that his body was exposed in public, and that no marks of CHAP. violence were...
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A Chronological Abridgment of the History of Great-Britain, from the First ...

Antoine-François Bertrand-de-Molleville - Great Britain - 1812 - 524 pages
...which he was murdered never was positively ascertained. It was long the prevailing opinion* that some of his guards fell upon him in the castle of Pomfret,...sustenance was denied him, he prolonged his unhappy life for a fortnight before he 2 This reign began and ended much the same as that of Edward II. which indicates...
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A Chronological Abridgment of the History of Great-Britain, from the First ...

Antoine-François Bertrand-de-Molleville - Great Britain - 1812 - 528 pages
...which he was murdered never wasposftively ascertained. It was long the prevailing opinion, that some of his guards fell upon him in the castle of Pomfret,...sustenance was denied him, he prolonged his unhappy life for a fortnight before he 2 Period 5/j RICHARD li< S'?! reached the end of his miseries. He died in...
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Hume and Smollett Abridged, and Continued to the Accession of George IV.

David Hume, John Robinson - Great Britain - 1824 - 568 pages
...upon him in the caslle of Pomfret, where he was confined, and despatched him with their halberts. Bui it is more probable, that he was starved to death in prison; since his body was exposed in public, and no marks of violence were observed upon it. He died in the...
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A Universal Biography: 2d series. From the birth of Christ to the reformation

John Platts - Biography - 1825 - 562 pages
...others of his guards,, fell upon him in the castle of Pomfret, where he was confined, and despatched him with their halberts. But it is more probable,...This account is more consistent with the story, that VOL. III. F f his body was exposed in public, and that no marks of violence were observed upon it,...
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A New Universal Biography, Containing Interesting Accounts, Volume 3

John Platts - Biography - 1825 - 564 pages
...others of his guards, fell upon him in the castle of Pomfret, where he was confined, and despatched him with their halberts. But it is more probable,...said, for a fortnight before he reached the end of hu miseries. This account is more consistent with the story, that VOL. III. F f his body was exposed...
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Hume and Smollett's Celebrated History of England, from Its First Settlement ...

David Hume, John Robinson - Great Britain - 1827 - 568 pages
...others of his guards, fell upon him in the castle of Pomfret, where he was confined, and despatched him with their halberts. But it is more probable, that he was starved to death in prison, since his body was exposed in public, and no marks of violence were observed upon it. He died in the...
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