 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 442 strani
...York and Lancaster, which lasted during thirty years, and which is computed to have cost the lives of eighty princes of the blood, and almost entirely annihilated the ancient nobility of England. After all, it was not difficult to wrest power from hands so little tenacious as those of the duke... | |
 | David Hume - 1807 - 482 strani
...opened a scene of extraordinary fierceness ness and cruelty, is computed to have cost the lives c H of eighty princes of the blood, and almost entirely annihilated the ancient nobility of England. The strong attachments which at that time, men of the same kindred bore to each other, and the vindictive... | |
 | David Hume - 1810 - 514 strani
...which opened a scene of extraordinary fierceness and cruelty, is computed to have cost the lives of eighty princes of the blood, and almost entirely annihilated the ancient nobility of England. The strong attachments which at that time, men of the same kindred bore to each other, and the vindictive... | |
 | Antoine-François Bertrand-de-Molleville - 1812 - 528 strani
...thirty years, which was signalized by twelve pitched battles, and is computed to have cost the lives of eighty princes of the blood, and almost entirely annihilated the ancient nobility of England. A parliament, which was soon after assembled, granted the Yorkists a general indemnity, and restored... | |
 | Antoine-François Bertrand-de-Molleville - 1812 - 524 strani
...years, which was sigi,;Jized by twelve pitched battles, and is com-, puted to have cost the lives of eighty princes of the blood, and almost entirely annihilated the ancient nobility of England. A parliament, which was soon after assembled, granted the Yorkists a general indemnity, and restored... | |
 | 1816 - 408 strani
...opened a scene of extraordinary fierceness and cruelty — is computed to have cost the lives of 80 princes of the blood, and almost entirely annihilated the ancient nobility of England. The strong attachment which at that time men of the same kindred bore to each other, and the vindietive... | |
 | 1816 - 408 strani
...opened av гиг of extraordinary fierceness and cruelty — in computed to have iMist the lives of 80 'princes of the blood, and almost entirely annihilated the ancient nobility of England. The strong attachment which at that time men of the same kindred hore tu each other, and the rindiiiirr... | |
 | 1821 - 524 strani
...which opened a scene of extraordinary fierceness and cruelty, is computed to have cost the lives of eighty princes of the blood, and almost entirely annihilated the ancient nobility of England." Vol. ii. p. 200. The quarrel between these families was prolonged not only to the end of the reign... | |
 | James Mitchell - 1823 - 654 strani
...houses of York and Lancaster, which lasted thirty years, and is computed to have cost the lives of eighty princes of the blood, and almost entirely annihilated the ancient nobility of England. The duke of York did not long retain his newly-acquired power: Margaret availing herself oi that prince's... | |
 | David Hume, John Robinson - 1824 - 568 strani
...York and Lancaster, which lasted for thirty years, and which is computed to have cost the lives of eighty princes of the blood, and almost entirely annihilated the ancient nobility of England. An outward reconciliation was effected, by means of the archbishop of Canterbury, between the two parties... | |
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This was the first blood spilt in that fatal quarrel, which was not finished in less than a course of thirty years ; which was signalized by twelve pitched battles ; which opened a scene of extraordinary fierceness and cruelty ; is computed to have cost... 
