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April 27th

April 27th I rode on horseback, & wrote a french exercise. After breakfast I got a french grammar and reading lesson which I said to Uncle Otway. I read next 23 pages of the English history & finished the reign of Edward the second. He was


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she wanted the king to give up Baience to his son now 15 years of age & that the prince should go to Paris & do homage which every capitol bowed to his superior Lord, which the king consented to. dethroned by the artifices of the queen Isabella, after showing much reluctance to do so Isabella had not however entirely executed her wicked decisions she determined to murder the king which was done after having dethroned him & put young Edward upon the throne. This act of violence was committed in the year 1327. his reign continued 20 years.

I heard Nanny and Charles their lessons. After dinner I got geography.