The Lamp of Lothian, or the History of Haddington: In Connection with the Public Affairs of East Lothian and of Scotland from the Earliest Records to the Present Period (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from The Lamp of Lothian, or the History of Haddington: In Connection With the Public Affairs of East Lothian and of Scotland From the Earliest Records to the Present Period William appears to have been pacified for a short time by a grant of the earldom of Huntington, for which he did homage to the younger Henry as the vassal of England, and afterwards re signed it to his brother David, who performed the ceremonies of the vassal on the same occasion. The Prince of England having taken up arms against his father in ...
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Excerpt from The Lamp of Lothian, or the History of Haddington: In Connection With the Public Affairs of East Lothian and of Scotland From the Earliest Records to the Present Period William appears to have been pacified for a short time by a grant of the earldom of Huntington, for which he did homage to the younger Henry as the vassal of England, and afterwards re signed it to his brother David, who performed the ceremonies of the vassal on the same occasion. The Prince of England having taken up arms against his father in 1173, William joined his standard, for which he received a grant of the long contested earldom of Northumberland as far as the southern Tyne, while David was rewarded with the earldom of Cambridge. The grants of a rebellious prince, however, are of no moment. After invading England, and laying siege to Werk and Carlisle without effect, William returned from a fruitless devastation, and like an um bitions soldier of fortune of the present day, brought the invaded into his own country, who laid waste the lowlands of Scotland. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... 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.
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