Example sentences of "he came [prep] the throne " in BNC.
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| 1 | Charles ordered these epics to be written out — although his son , Louis the Pious , unfortunately had them destroyed when he came to the throne , on account of the pagan content . |
| 2 | James I , when he came to the throne in 1603 , according to Isaacson ‘ admired him beyond all other divines , not only for his transcendent gift in preaching , but for his excellency and solidity in all kinds of learning , selecting him as his choicest instrument , to vindicate his regality against his foul-mouthed adversaries ’ . |
| 3 | He had learned well the value of preparation and organisation from Caradryel and he came to the throne with one aim : to force the Dark Elves out of Ulthuan and reclaim the Blighted Isle from the spawn of Naggaroth . |
| 4 | He was young , only ten years old , when he came to the throne . |
| 5 | Fifty-three years old when he came to the throne , and crippled by the kick of a horse in his youth , what could he do against all these turbulent and forceful lords , his brother Albany , his son Rothesay , and these Black Douglases who bore almost the prestige of a royal dynasty ? |
| 6 | surrounded by his remarkable collection of relics and reminders of Napoleon , dreamed only of taking the lead in a successful war of conquest , … said that he hoped war would occur while his father was alive ; but , if not , he would start a war the moment he came to the throne . |