father. (7) Arthur had the best right to the
throne, but John imprisoned and murdered him. (8) Henry III. was crowned
at the age of ten. "Third" tells _which_ Henry is meant. (9) Edward I.
declared--"I will go on, if I go on with no other follower than my
groom." (10) Gaveston was the king's comrade and favourite, and was
finally beheaded by the indignant barons. (11) Edward III. erected
Windsor Castle. (12) The king's poll-tax collector was killed by Wat
Tyler. (13) A successful Scottish war was this monarch's first
achievement. (14) Riotous Prince Hal became a spirited, valiant king.
(15) Henry VI. was only nine months old when his predecessor died. (16)
Edward IV., with aid of the Earl of Warwick, won the great battle at
Towton; 40,000 men were slain. (17) Edward V. was only thirteen years
old. The Lord Protector, Duke of Gloucester, threw him, with his
brother, into the Tower and caused them to be murdered. (18) Richard's
affected modesty is conspicuously brought out in Shakespeare's tragedy
of Richard III. (19) Henry VII., to quell forever the hostility of the
rival Roses, married Elizabeth of York, the daughter of Edward IV. (20)
The formula in this case is clearly justified by history. (21)
Edward VI. was but ten years old. Henry VIII. had provided in his will
that a council of sixteen should govern during Edward's minority. (22)
Mary was fond of her husband, who cared little for her, and unlucky in
her advisers. (23) Elizabeth showed the natural arbitrariness of her
disposition in her vetoes. In one year--1597--she refused the royal
assent to 48 bills passed by the Commons. (24) James I. was the first
Scottish king that reigned over England. (25) Charles I. lost his life
in the attempt to act independent of the Commons. (26) If anyone thinks
that Charles was not rightfully beheaded, he could make the phrase--(6)
{Ch}arles (4) w{r}ongfully (9) {b}eheaded. (27) The phrase is obviously
true. (28) The phrase gives the exact date of Richard Cromwell's
accession and the word "offspring" means Richard Cromwell. (29) A Junta
here means the "council." (30) Charles Second was called the "merry"
monarch. (31) Parliament at once voted James II. nearly two million
pounds sterling per annum for life. (32) William and Mary were
cooerdinate sovereigns. (33) Anne was truly "submissive" or easily
influenced. (34 and 35) Green intimates that George I. and George II.
hardly affected the course of events--the former followed the advic