Excerpt from The Conspiracy of the Norman Barons: Against William the Bastard, Duke of Normandy William. He had been brought in infancy to the court of the young Duke, and treated by him as his brother. William had always shown him the greatest affection. When Guy grew up, William knighted him and gave him the Iordships of Vernon and of Brionne* and the surrounding territory. For so many benefits he was repaid only with the blackest ingratitude. Puffed up by his recent elevation, he dreamt of a greater one yet. He ...
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Excerpt from The Conspiracy of the Norman Barons: Against William the Bastard, Duke of Normandy William. He had been brought in infancy to the court of the young Duke, and treated by him as his brother. William had always shown him the greatest affection. When Guy grew up, William knighted him and gave him the Iordships of Vernon and of Brionne* and the surrounding territory. For so many benefits he was repaid only with the blackest ingratitude. Puffed up by his recent elevation, he dreamt of a greater one yet. He fortified his castles, and awaited the day when he might overturn the Duke, his liege lord, and place himself on his throne. 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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