This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1879 edition. Excerpt: ...de Rosis, on July 12, 1355. He died September 9, 1361. By his wife, Margaret Plantagenet, only daughter, and (after the death of her brother Edward), heiress of Thomas of Brotherton, Earl of Norfolk, second son of King Edward I., he had issue only one son, Thomas Manny, who died during his father's ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1879 edition. Excerpt: ...de Rosis, on July 12, 1355. He died September 9, 1361. By his wife, Margaret Plantagenet, only daughter, and (after the death of her brother Edward), heiress of Thomas of Brotherton, Earl of Norfolk, second son of King Edward I., he had issue only one son, Thomas Manny, who died during his father's lifetime, having been drowned in a well at Deptford, and one daughter, Anne, the second wife of John Hastings, Earl of Pembroke, K.G. By this lady (Anne Manny) the earl had an only child, John, Earl of Pembroke, who, in 1391, was slain, a minor and without issue, near the royal palace of Woodstock. A few words concerning the origin, institution, and character of the order may not be out of place; ere a record of the sufferings of the Carthusians of the sixteenth century is faithfully set forth. The Carthusian order was founded by St. Bruno, who in June, 1084, retired with six chosen companions to the desert of Chartreuse, in the diocese of Grenoble, and there built a church on a summit, with cells near it. The present monastery of the Great Chartreuse, situated ten miles from Grenoble, stands in a barren plain, in a narrow valley between two cliffs. It is sombre and religious, but plain and unornamented. The prior never goes out of the enclosure; he is general of the order, but only styled Prior of the Great Chartreuse. The name of Chartreuse' is given '' One of the most remarkable Carthusian monasteries in the world, is that founded by Giovanni Galeazzo Visconti near Pavia, in North Italy, which the Author, with Commendatory Letters to Father Ferrari the Superior, visited in the autumn of 1877. Its plan is substantially like that of the French house given in the text; its splendid architectural features, Italian...
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. With usual stamps and markings, In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Faded backstrip. Gilt lettering on backstrip. Shelf wear. Foxing. Split binding. Internally clean. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 950grams, ISBN:
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