Author: Edward Augustus Freeman
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Published: 1894
Total Pages: 218
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Eve March Tappan
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Published: 2015-07-19
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9781331843245
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Excerpt from In the Days of William the Conqueror The story of William the Conqueror is the story of the man who for more than a quarter of a century was the most prominent personage of western Europe. Into whose hands shall England fall, was one of the two or three great questions of the time, and it was William who solved the problem. Whether or not his claim to the English throne was just, the people and their new sovereign seemed made for each other. The English could follow; William could lead. The English could endure; William could strike the blow that made endurance needless. The English were inclined to be grave and serious; William enjoyed a jest. The English were a little slow in their thinking; William was quick-witted. The English would yield to fate; William was fate itself. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Eva March Tappan
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Published: 2008-11
Total Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9781409927020
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Eva March Tappan (1854-1930) was the American author of: Old Ballads in Prose (1901), In the Days of Queen Elizabeth (1902), In the Days of Queen Victoria (1903), Golden Goose (1905), Stories from Seven Old Favorites (1907), When Knights Were Bold (1911), Diggers in the Earth (1916), Ella: A Little Schoolgirl of the Sixties (1923), The Good Dog Book (1924) and American History Stories for Very Young Readers (1924). She also selected and edited a 10 volume series of classic children s stories entitled The Children s Hour (1907).
Author: Jacob Abbott
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2017-11-17
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780331235678
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Excerpt from William, Vol. 12: The Conqueror Normandy takes its name from the North men. It was the province in France which the Northmen made peculiarly their own. They gained access to it from the sea by the river Seine, which, as will be seen from the map, flows, as it were, through the heart of the country. The lower part of this river, and the sea around its mouth, are much choked up with sand and gravel, which the waves have been for ages washing in. Their incessant industry would result in closing up the passage entirely, were it not that the waters of the river must have an outlet; and thus the current, setting outward, wages perpetual war with the surf and surges which are continually breaking in. The expeditions of the Northmen, however, found their way through all these obstructions. They ascended the river with their ships, and finally gained a permanent settlement in the country. They had occupied the country for some centuries at the time when our story he gins - the province being governed by a line of princes - almost, if not quite, independent sovereigns - called the Dukes of Normandy. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Charles James Napier
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2017-12-19
Total Pages: 478
ISBN-13: 9780484091718
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Excerpt from William the Conqueror: A Historical Romance This Romance was written about 1 837 when Sir C. Napier was suffering under the injustice of Sir Frederick Adam. The preface is a humorous allusion to himself, as Mr. Peter Grievous, vainly seeking redress for to laugh at, and joke upon his own misfortunes, was with him an absolute necessity. The blow given to his commander was indeed metaphorical, but never forgotten or forgiven a book exposing the red-tapism and injustice of official power was inexpiable. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: James Robinson Planché
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Published: 2010
Total Pages: 304
ISBN-13: 144004757X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Thomas Roscoe
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2018-02-07
Total Pages: 438
ISBN-13: 9780267991792
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Excerpt from The Life William the Conqueror: Now First Published From Official Records and Other Authentic Documents The framer of a new system of English laws and government, William I. Likewise presented the earliest example to his successors in the career of foreign con quest and colonial possession and the most heroic and distinguished among all may justly be thought to have inherited, like a royal heir-loom, those prerogatives which enabled them to raise the national character and glory, to extend their dominion, to acquire the supre macy of the seas, and to become chief participators In the colonies and commerce of the world. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Edward A. Freeman
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Published: 2023-08-28
Total Pages: 218
ISBN-13: 3387007388
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Author: Jacob Abbott
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2018-08-05
Total Pages: 70
ISBN-13: 9781724779069
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