Illustrated biography; or, Memoirs of the great and the good of all nations and all times; comprising sketches of eminent statesmen, philosophers, heroes, artists, reformers, philanthropists, mechanics, navigators, authors, poets, divines, soldiers, savans, etc . f Austria, and delivered to the emperor HenryVI. and cruelly doomed to the horrors of captivity. His retreat was discov-ered by the fidelity of his friend Blondel, and by the eager loyalty of his sub-jects, and for a large ransom he was restored to liberty, and landed at Sandwich, in 1194. To give greater dignity to his return, he was
Illustrated biography; or, Memoirs of the great and the good of all nations and all times; comprising sketches of eminent statesmen, philosophers, heroes, artists, reformers, philanthropists, mechanics, navigators, authors, poets, divines, soldiers, savans, etc . f Austria, and delivered to the emperor HenryVI. and cruelly doomed to the horrors of captivity. His retreat was discov-ered by the fidelity of his friend Blondel, and by the eager loyalty of his sub-jects, and for a large ransom he was restored to liberty, and landed at Sandwich, in 1194. To give greater dignity to his return, he was crowned a time, and soon after marched against Philip Augustus, who had not onlyexcited John against his absent brother, but had seized part of his dominions in Normandy. Though a peace was made in 1196, Richard three yearsafter renewed the war, and, while besieging Chalus in the Limousin, he receiveda mortal wound from an arrow. He died 6th April, 1199, aged forty-two. Though brave, Richard Co3ur de Lion was haughty and possessed an inor-dinate thirst for gain. He commanded just before his death that his bodyshould be carried to Fontevrault, and buried at the feet of his father Henry heart he bequeathed to the city of Rouen. ZINGHIS ZINGHIS KHAN. ZINGHIS KHAN, whose original name was Temudgin, and who was one ofthe greatest conquerers that has ever appeared on the face of the earth eitherin ancient or modern times, was born in 1163. He was chief of one of thenumerous hordes of Moguls that inhabited the countries to the north of the greatwall in China, extending from Eastern Tartary to Bukharia. They were awandering people, who had no settled place of abode, but formed their citiesof tents, which they set up where they pleased, and carried away with themwhenever they chose to change their locality. Every tribe had its own chief,but there was one superior to the rest, who was called the great khan, and tohim the lesser chiefs paid homage and tribute. Some
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