A Metrical History of England; Or, Recollections, in Rhyme of Some Features in Our National Chronology. Or, Recollections, in Rhyme of Some Features in Our National Chronology - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1813. Excerpt: ... ENGLAND. PART THE FIFTH. From the Signature of Magna Charta to the Death of Edward the Second. CONTENTS. Henry ill.--Edward I. Llewellyn, Prince of Wales--David (f Scotland--Baliol--Bruce--Wallace--Edward II. hit Deposition and Death. SUMMARY SUMMARY OF THE REIGN OF HENRY III. Surnamed OF WINCHESTER. Born at WinchestA, A. D. 1206-7. 'Crowned at Gloucester, October, 1216. Married Eleanor, daughter of Raymond of Provence. Had issue, Edward, who succeeded him; Edmund, Earl of Lancaster, and nominal King of Sicily; Margaret, married to Alexander III. of Scotland; Beatrice, espoused to Abhh (re Dreux, Duke of Bretagne; and five others who died in their infancy. Henry reigned fifty-six years. Died, and'ftafc Juried at Westminster, 1272. Principal Events. Hie Daliphin expelled by Pembroke, the Lord Protector. Barons conspire against the King. The first (so named) Parliament called, to which Knights and Burgesses were summoned. The King and Family made prisoners at the battle of Lewes. Prince Edward escapes. Battle of Evesham. Eminent Persons. Riclwfo MhgHiifc, Eilmuftd of Abingdon, Boniface, anil Robert Kilwatby, Archbtehop of Canterbury. Dcs Moches, Bishop of Winchester, and Lord Chancellor. Bishop of Valence, brother to the Queen. Earl of Pembroke, Protector. Montfort, Earl of Leicester, General of the Barons. Richard Clare, and Gilbert, his sons, Earls of Glocester. Cotejjporauy Sovereigns. Popes. Honorius III. A. D. 1216. Gregory IX. 1227. Cselestine IV. 1241. Innocent IV. 1243. Alexander IV. 1254. Urban IV. 1261. Clement IV. 1263. Gregory X. 1271. Emperors. HENRY THE THIRD. "The sequent reign beheld the beggar'd shore "Grim with Italian usurers, prepared "To lend, for griping unexampled hire "To lend, what Rome might pillage uncontroll'd Shenstone. "Les hom...

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