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Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 378 Seiten, L=152mm, B=229mm, H=21mm, Gew.=553gr, Kartoniert/Broschiert, Klappentext: Purchase of … Plus…

Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 378 Seiten, L=152mm, B=229mm, H=21mm, Gew.=553gr, Kartoniert/Broschiert, Klappentext: Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: were declared guilty of treason. Thus thwarted in her ambition, Mary of Lorraine had to wait ten years till a more favourable opportunity came1. In these distracted counsels it was fortunate that only two of the English lords took up arms against their country? Glencairn and Lennox. In May Glencairn collected a body of his adherents at Glasgow, but was defeated with heavy loss by the Governor. Lennox was now bound to England by his betrothal to Henry's niece, Lady Margaret Douglas, and he was sparing no pains to prove his gratitude. His efforts were as unsuccessful as those of Glencairn. In an attempt which he made in August to capture the Castle of Dumbarton he was repulsed and forced to take refuge in England. It was from Henry's own soldiery, however, that the country had most to fear and most to suffer. A large tract of the Border country was now in the hands of the English, and many of the inhabitants even wore the red cross in token of their changed allegiance. Through the summer and autumn English raids were incessant, and in November the Abbey of Coldingham was captured and garrisoned. On the part of the Scots there was no concerted and vigorous action. In July the Earl of Angus was made lieutenant of the Borders, but he inflicted no check on the invaders, and failed in the attempt to recover Coldingham Abbey8. The year 1545 was signalized by three events, one of which left an ineffaceable mark on the unfortunate country. From Coldingham and other centres . now in their possession, the English border leaders seized every opportunity of working havoc in the neighbouring districts; and continued success had made them careless and overweening. It is even said that Sir Ralph Eure, the EnglishWarden of the Middle March, obtained a grant from Henry of all the lands he coul...<

ISBN: 0217841481

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