Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction, and the Drama, Vol. 4: A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook — John Shaqi
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction, and the Drama, Vol. 4: A Revised American Edition of the Reader's HandbookBrewer, Ebenezer Cobham
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Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction, and the Drama, Vol. 4: A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook
Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham
Allusions; Fiction -- Dictionaries; Literature -- Dictionaries
=Sovereigns of England= (_Mortual Days of the_).
SUNDAY: six, viz., Henry I., Edward III., James I., William III., Anne,
George I.
MONDAY: six, viz., Stephen, Henry IV., Henry V., Richard III.,
Elizabeth, Mary II. (Richard II. _deposed_).
TUESDAY: four, viz., Richard I., Charles I., Charles II., William IV.
(Edward II. _resigned_, and James II. _abdicated_).
WEDNESDAY: four, viz., John, Henry III., Edward IV., Edward V. (Henry
VI. _deposed_).
THURSDAY: five, viz., William I., William II., Henry II., Edward VI.,
Mary I.
FRIDAY: three, viz., Edward I., Henry VIII., Cromwell.
SATURDAY: four, viz., Henry VII., George II., George III., George IV.
That is, 6 Sunday and Monday; 5 Thursday; 4 Tuesday, Wednesday and
Saturday; and 3 Friday.
ANNE, August 1 (Old Style), August 12 (New Style), 1714.
CHARLES I., January 30, 1648-9; CHARLES II. February 6, 1684-5;
CROMWELL died September 3, 1658; burnt at Tyburn, January 30, 1661.
EDWARD I., July 7, 1307; EDWARD III., June 21, 1377; EDWARD IV., April
9, 1483; EDWARD V., June 25, 1483; EDWARD VI., July 6, 1553;
ELIZABETH, March 24, 1602-3.
GEORGE I., June 11, 1727; GEORGE II., October 25, 1760; GEORGE III.,
January 29, 1820; GEORGE IV., June 26, 1830.
HENRY I., December 1, 1135; HENRY II., July 6, 1189; HENRY III.,
November 16, 1272; HENRY IV., March 20, 1412-3; HENRY V., August 31,
1422; HENRY VI., _deposed_ March 4, 1460-1; HENRY VII., April 21,
1509; HENRY VIII., January 28, 1546-7.
JAMES I., March 27, 1625; JAMES II., _abdicated_ December 11, 1688;
JOHN, October 19, 1216.
MARY I., November 17, 1558; MARY II., December 27, 1694.
RICHARD I., April 6, 1199; RICHARD II. _deposed_ September 29, 1399;
RICHARD III., August 22, 1485.
STEPHEN, October 25, 1154.
WILLIAM I., September 9, 1087; WILLIAM II., August 2, 1100; WILLIAM
III., March 8, 1701-2; WILLIAM IV., June 20, 1837.
⁂ Edward II. _resigned_ Tuesday, January 20, 1327, and was _murdered_
Monday, September 21, 1327. Henry VI. _deposed_ Wednesday, March 4,
1461, again Sunday, April 14, 1471, and _died_ Wednesday, May 22,
1471. James II. _abdicated_ Tuesday, December 11, 1688, and _died_ at
St. Germain’s, 1701. Richard II. _deposed_ Monday, September 29, 1399,
_died_ the last week in February, 1400; but his death was not
announced till Friday, March 12, 1400, when a dead body was exhibited
said to be that of the deceased king.
Of the sovereigns, eight have died between the ages of 60 and 70, two
between 70 and 80, and one has exceeded 80 years of age.
William I. 60, Henry I. 67, Henry III. 65, Edward I. 68, Edward III.
65, Elizabeth 69, George I. 69, George IV. 68.
George II. 77. William IV. 72. George III. 82.
_Length of reign._ Five have reigned between 20 and 30 years, seven
between 30 and 40 years, one between 40 and 50 years, and three above
50 years.
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