Charles I Makers of History docx

... officer of state for maladministration of his office. All sorts of charges were brought against Buckingham, most of which were true. The king considered their interfering to call one of his ministers ... James I. , Charles I. , Charles II., and James II entertained very high ideas of these hereditary rights of theirs to govern the realm of England. They felt a determinat...

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... position of religion, etc. A little time spent in characterizing a period of history and a few of its great men will assist in changing the recital of the bare facts given in the text to an intelligent ... jealousy of Athens in guarding the privilege of citizenship and the facility with which immigrants at present become American citizens are only a few illustrations, indica...

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... their own dwellings roofless, from the visit of some similar horde. King Alfred of England Makers of History PREFACE. It is the object of this series of histories to present a clear, distinct, ... certain peculiar and extraordinary state of things in the political condition of the country in which they had landed, which resulted in first protracting their stay, and fi...

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... XVI. CHAPTER XVII. CHAPTER XVIII. CHAPTER XIX. CHAPTER XX. CHAPTER XXI. CHAPTER XXII. CHAPTER XXIII. CHAPTER XXIV. Khan, Makers of History Series, by Jacob Abbott Khan, Makers of History Series, by ... Page CHAPTER I. CHAPTER II. CHAPTER III. CHAPTER IV. CHAPTER V. CHAPTER VI. CHAPTER VII. CHAPTER VIII. CHAPTER IX. CHAPTER X. CHAPTER XI. CHAPTER XII. CHAPTER XIII. CHAPTER XIV. C...

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... by the way of Spain. Their object in doing this was to negotiate with the various kingdoms and tribes in Spain and in France, through which Hannibal would have to march in invading Italy, and ... built and equipped for him a small fleet of about sixty vessels, fifty of which were of the first class. In modern times, the magnitude and efficiency of a ship is estimated by the number...

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... success of his plans. Athens, the city which was the great seat of literature and science in Greece sent a poem, in which the history of the expedition into Persia was given by anticipation. In this ... preparations were made for a very splendid wedding. Philip wished to make this wedding not merely the means of confirming his reconciliation with his former wife and son, and establi...

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... him, and killed him with his javelin. Then, alighting from his horse, he stood by the side of his victim, to wait the coming up of the party, his countenance beaming with an expression of triumph ... his childish simplicity, his vivacity, his personal grace and beauty, and his generous and self-sacrificing spirit, rendered him the object of general admiration throughout the court, and...

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... his imagination was ever busy in the domain of wild adventure. Two Spaniards upon the island of Hispaniola about this time planned an expedition for exploring the main land, to make discoveries ... seized The island and its inhabitants Exploring parties to the main land Missionary labors The first mass Miraculous conversions Return of the exploring party Arrival of Aguilar History...

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... Commission of Bagæus His plan Oretes beheaded Divisions of Darius's empire Tribute of the satrapies The white horses The gold of India Mode of gathering it The wonderful ants Their prodigious ... Great.] Otanes, in this discussion, was in favor of establishing a republic. He did not think it safe or wise to intrust the supreme power again to any single individual. It was prov...

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... MASSACRE. 1572 The attempted assassination of Coligni Escape of the assassin Arrival of Henry Christian submission of Coligni Indignation of Henry Artifice of Catharine and Charles Perplexity of the Protestants ... truly liberal mind will find its indignation, in view of the atrocities of these religious wars, mitigated by comparison in view of the ignorance and the frai...

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