. The story of the greatest nations; a comprehensive history, extending from the earliest times to the present, founded on the most modern authorities, and including chronological summaries and pronouncing vocabularies for each nation; and the world's famous events, told in a series of brief sketches forming a single continuous story of history and illumined by a complete series of notable illustrations from the great historic paintings of all lands. e said he feared the new King less than he had feared the mere bones ofEdward I., and it did not take young Edward long to draw upon himself thea
. The story of the greatest nations; a comprehensive history, extending from the earliest times to the present, founded on the most modern authorities, and including chronological summaries and pronouncing vocabularies for each nation; and the world's famous events, told in a series of brief sketches forming a single continuous story of history and illumined by a complete series of notable illustrations from the great historic paintings of all lands. e said he feared the new King less than he had feared the mere bones ofEdward I., and it did not take young Edward long to draw upon himself theabhorrence and scorn of all his subjects. When a boy, the new King had a playfellow by the name of Piers Gaveston,who was a Frenchman. Gaveston was so evil and his influence so bad uporthe prince, that Parliament, with the consent of Edward I., banished him; bulEdward II. was no sooner crowned than he brought him back, heaped lavisljhonors upon him, and made him governor of the realm, while the King wenaway to be married to Isabelle of France. When Edward returned he foum;the barons so indignant that he was compelled, sorely against his will, to permijthe banishment of his favorite. It was not long, however, before Gavestoiturned up again, and matters became more scandalous than before. Utterldisgusted, the nobles, in a council held at Westminster, took the control 0affairs out of the Kings hands and vested it for a year in a body of barons an. England—Bruce Frees Scotland 1013 bishops, at the head of which was the Kings cousin, the Earl of Lancaster„Because of the ordinance which this body drew up for the government of the;country, it was known as the Lords Ordainers. For the third time Gavestoawas hustled over the border, but the King coaxed him back and made him sec-retary of state. We will banish him once more, said the Lords Ordainers grimly; andit shall be to a country from which no traveller returns, whereupon they be-sieged him in Scarborough Castle, took him prisone
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