Example sentences of "edward [adj] ['s] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With the overtly Protestant policies of Edward VI 's ministers , the new groups were given a much freer rein , casting out images , decorations and the old vestments where they could , damaging many churches in the process . |
| 2 | Edward VI 's Bill of 1547 encountered a great deal of opposition throughout English society not only because it concerned the chantries but also because it struck at the system of confraternities on which much of medieval life was based . |
| 3 | Though the Act of 1547 provided that the surrendered endowments of the remaining 2,374 chantries be applied to public and charitable purposes nationally , much of it merely went into the pockets of Edward VI 's advisers . |
| 4 | The family soon moved to Birmingham , where Joseph entered King Edward VI 's School , Bath Row , at the age of eight . |
| 5 | The same attitude can be seen in the matter of Edward V 's household . |
| 6 | The same attitude can be seen in the matter of Edward V 's household . |
| 7 | It was not until Gloucester had seized the throne , and the Woodvilles could again claim to be acting in Edward V 's interests , that the family , at least in some circles , regained their political credibility . |
| 8 | It was not until Gloucester had seized the throne , and the Woodvilles could again claim to be acting in Edward V 's interests , that the family , at least in some circles , regained their political credibility . |
| 9 | In the period before Edward V 's deposition only a handful of references to his household survive , but all the men named were former servants of Edward IV . |
| 10 | By the time Shaw preached his sermon , informed opinion recognized Gloucester 's accession as inevitable , and this helps to explain the apparent lack of interest with which the most nearly contemporary chroniclers treat the grounds for Edward V 's deposition . |
| 11 | Given Mancini 's scenario , their role is clear : they selfishly overturned Edward 's wishes and set in motion the train of events which led directly to Edward V 's deposition . |
| 12 | In the period before Edward V 's deposition only a handful of references to his household survive , but all the men named were former servants of Edward IV . |
| 13 | By the time Shaw preached his sermon , informed opinion recognized Gloucester 's accession as inevitable , and this helps to explain the apparent lack of interest with which the most nearly contemporary chroniclers treat the grounds for Edward V 's deposition . |
| 14 | Given Mancini 's scenario , their role is clear : they selfishly overturned Edward 's wishes and set in motion the train of events which led directly to Edward V 's deposition . |
| 15 | On top of this military expenditure , the government had to find the cost of Edward IV 's funeral ( £1,886 ) and the cost of Edward V 's coronation , now rescheduled for 22 June . |
| 16 | On top of this military expenditure , the government had to find the cost of Edward IV 's funeral ( £1,886 ) and the cost of Edward V 's coronation , now rescheduled for 22 June . |
| 17 | The fact that he had agreed to surrender his right to the greater claim — that of the crown of France — in return for concession on the sovereignty issue shows where , in 1360 , Edward III 's priorities lay . |
| 18 | Lawyers ' history , however , had little basis in reality and the exclusion of women was by no means settled practice before the fourteenth century in the great fiefs of France ; indeed , Edward III 's title to Gascony derived from a woman , Eleanor , wife of Henry 11 . |
| 19 | In Edward III 's wars in Scotland in the 1330s he made great use of hobelars and mounted archers who were paid more and required more expensive equipment than foot soldiers . |
| 20 | Edward III 's attitude towards questions of tenure and inheritance suggests that he sympathized with the outlook of his peers and was prepared to encourage their aspirations even at the expense of the rights of the crown . |
| 21 | Edward III 's victories at Crécy and Poitiers did much in themselves to generate enthusiasm for the war , and the profits both from these victories and from the chevauchées in Aquitaine , Normandy and Brittany helped to ensure the support of the nobility for the war . |
| 22 | The walls of Caen were constructed in the years following Edward III 's capture of the town in 1346 ; those of Rouen were begun at the same time on the orders of Philip VI , making the city one of the few properly defended towns , or ‘ villes closes ’ of upper Normandy ; Avignon 's wall was started at the instigation of Pope Innocent VI about 1355 ; while the defences of Tours , in course of construction in 1356 , were probably sufficiently advanced to deter the Black Prince from attacking the town on his chevauchée in the summer of that year . |
| 23 | 1160 ) , whose famous namesake and descendant , bearer of Edward III 's standard at Creçy , was known as Sir Guy Brian , with later generations being called Bryan . |
| 24 | The revival in the fortunes of the Mortimer family is an outstanding example of the working of Edward III 's patronage , first in setting aside the forfeiture of 1330 and then in permitting Edmund Mortimer to marry his granddaughter . |
| 25 | Further works at Westminster Palace were entrusted to him in April 1346 , and included the final stages of St Stephen 's chapel , and he was to impress masons and carpenters for Edward III 's expedition against France . |
| 26 | Describing Edward III 's arrival at Calais in 1359 with a sizeable army , the chronicler recalled that a large number of men , of different backgrounds and nationalities , were there waiting in the hope of being allowed to join him , some , he added significantly , wishing to advance their honour , others intent upon pillaging the kingdom of France . |
| 27 | The Jewel Tower is a fascinating remnant of the medieval Palace of Westminster which housed Edward III 's treasure until the death of Henry VIII . |
| 28 | After Edward III 's death he resigned his allegiance and his title , and returned to France , leaving his wife in England . |
| 29 | After Edward III 's death Herland was regranted the pesage of wools at Queenborough , and in 1378 received also the pesage at Sandwich and was appointed carpenter and controller of works at Rochester Castle . |
| 30 | Yet , in the context of the long-standing dispute of Aquitaine , Edward III 's claim was strong enough to persuade him that he ought to pursue it , if only as an alternative means of achieving sovereign rule in Aquitaine . |