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An Abridgment of the History of England, Continued to 1810. Genuine Ed., Stereotyped. With a Continuation to the Present Period
An Abridgment of the History of England Continued to 1810 Genuine Ed Stereotyped With a Continuation to the Present Period Author:Oliver Goldsmith General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1812 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: The king himself being wounded, and taking shelter in a cottage, was taken prisoner, but was treated by the victor with so great respect and tenderness, that he seemed pleased with his situation, until Margaret once more induced him to assert his prerogative.. The contending parties '' met at Blore-heath, on the borders of Staffordshire, J' and the Yorkists gained some advantages; but Sir Andrew Trollop, who commanded a body of veterans for the duke of York, deserted, with all his men, to the king; and this so intimidated the whole army of the Yorkists, that they separated the next day without striking a single blow. Several other engagements followed with various success. Margaret being at one time victorious, at another an exile, the victory upon Wakefield-grcen, in which the duke of York was slain, seemed to fix her good fortune. But the earl of Warwick, who now put himself at the head of the Yorkists, was one of the most celebrated generals of his age, formed for times of trouble; extremely artful, and. incontestablv brave; equally skilful in council and the field, and inspired with a degree of hatred against the queen that nothing could suppress. He commanded an army, in which- he led about the captive king to give a sanction to his attempts. Upon the approach of the Lancastrians he conducted his forces, strengthened by a body of Londoners, who- were very affectionate to his cause, and gave battle to the queen at St. Alban's. In this, however, he was defeated; about two thousand of the Yorkists perished in the battle, and the person of the king again fell into the hands of his own parfy, to be tr...« less