A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen volume 1
A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen volume 1
George Godfrey Cunningham
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Franc. Tom xii. P. 581. 11 Malm. 178. 1? Eadm. 94, HO. I. 2 B POLITICAL SEKIKS. enricli and aggrandi. Se his family. For this he spared no degree of ex- ertion himself; for this he violated the most solemn, and oft-repeated promises ; for this he drained the very blood and sinews of his English subjects, and crushed the spirit of a brave and faithful nation. BORN A. D. 1104 DIED A. D. 1154. WE have seen with what anxiety, and by what strong measures, Henry endeavoured to secure the succession t...o his only legitimate de- scendant. His precautions proved vain ; it was the age of usurpa- tions, and a usurper seized the crown on the death of Henry. This was Stephen, earl of Boulogne, the second son of Stephen, earl of Blois, by Adela the daughter of the Conqueror. The younger son of no opulent family, he had been indebted to the generosity of his uncle Henry for his first advancement in the world, and marriage with the heiress of Boulogne. He had also been the first of the laity to swear fealty to Henry's daughter.
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