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
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.
