Stories from English History

Agace Alfred Armada arms army bade battle bishop Black Prince bless blow Boadicea brave BRITISH British prince Britons brothers brought carried charge Charles II Christian Church cloak commanded Conqueror countrymen Cromwell Cromwell's crown cruel crushed Danes defeat defend destroyed Earl Edward Elizabeth enemy England Everard Digby execution faith father fear FECKENHAM fell fighting fire fled force France French fresh friends gave gunpowder Guy Fawkes hand head honour horse instantly invaders KING CHARLES King Philip king's land Lord Lord Monteagle LORD WILLIAM RUSSELL loved merciful miserable monarch night noble Northamptonshire numbers officers Oliver Cromwell once opening of parliament parliament parliamentary prayed prisoners queen rank received reign Romans royal royalists Rupert safety Saxons saying scaffold sent ships shores Sir Harry Vane slain soldiers soon sought sovereign Spaniards speedily suffer sword terrible thither thought thousand took troops vessels victory warlike wife woman