The Day the King Died

Author: Jim Morris
Publisher: Waterside Press
ISBN: 190997613X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 246

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There was a quaint British convention under which executions were stopped and sentence commuted if scheduled to take place on the day the sovereign died. Alfred Moore was doubly unfortunate: still protesting his innocence he was on the scaffold an hour before the death of King George VI was announced. Here, Jim Morris re-assesses the evidence in this case of the double murder of two police officers and shows why the trial at Leeds Assizes was a travesty of justice - packed with mistakes, inaccuracies, dubious recollections and supposition. Set against the social backdrop of 1950s West Yorkshire, the book stresses the need for caution where witness accounts may be driven by preconceptions or 'fit' too tidily and adds to the voices of those calling for justice in a case in which prosecutors almost certainly got the wrong man. 'I read the book with a growing sense of disquiet and unease and was left with a feeling that a terrible miscarriage of justice might well have occurred': Campbell Malone."

The American Cyclopaedia

Author: George Ripley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 822

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The Dragon King It Was That Died

Author: Pamela Youde
Publisher: The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press
ISBN: 9882372562
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 61

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The Dragon King below the Jing River defied the orders of the Jade God of the Heavens and was executed. His ghost resented the Tang Emperor Taizong for not saving him, and dragged the Emperor to the Underworld. What would the Emperor see in the Underworld? Was he able to return to life? My Favourite Chinese Stories is a collection of three Chinese stories specially selected and retold in English for young readers. The first story is from Chinese mythology, while the other two are from classical Chinese literature. They are widely known to the Chinese people, and reflect, in varying degrees, some of the essential characteristics of Chinese culture. Each story is accompanied by beautiful full-colour illustrations drawn by Lo King-man as well as audio narration by the author Pamela Youde.

When God Died

Author: Herbert Lockyer
Publisher: Whitaker House
ISBN: 1629112976
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 83

Book Description
How could God, the deathless One, die? In When God Died, legendary Bible teacher Dr. Herbert Lockyer explores the person of Christ—both His divinity and His humanity—in an effort to show the majesty of His death and resurrection, and what they mean to us today. This series of Lenten meditations will open your eyes to the purpose, power, and beauty of Christ’s crucifixion. Among the topics you will explore are… The magnanimity and honor of Christ The cleansing power of His blood The sovereign power of His grace The last seven words Christ spoke from the cross May we take the time to lovingly remember Christ’s sacrifice—the means of His extraordinary grace and power to save dying sinners—so that we may stand in right relationship with Him, in awe of His holiness, power, and wisdom, and with a heart of gratitude for all He has done.

Waverley Novels

Author: Walter Scott
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 514

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Correct English

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 228

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The Works of William Shakespeare: King Richard III. King John. Merchant of Venice. King Henry IV, pt. I-II

Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 566

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The Bible: Translated According to the Ebrew and Greeke, and Conferred with the Best Translations in Diuers Languages. With Most Profitable Annotations Vpon All the Hard Places, and Other Things of Great Importance, as May Appeare in the Epistle to the Reader. And Also a Most Profitable Concordance for the Readie Finding Out of Any Thing in the Same Conteined

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 868

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80 Old Testament Characters of World History: Chronological, Historical and Archaeological Evidence

Author: Gerard Gertoux
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1329932811
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 363

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Despite the fact that the name of many characters mentioned in the Old Testament, like David, King of Israel, have been recently confirmed by archaeology as well as their epoch and the events in which they were involved, most archaeologists continue to deny the historicity of the Bible they view as pious fiction or a mythical account. They argue that the major events in the Bible such as the victory of Abraham against Chedorlaomer, an unknown king of Elam around 2000 BCE, the victory of Moses against an unknown Pharaoh around 1500 BCE or the victory of Esther, an unknown Persian Queen, against an unknown vizier of Xerxes, never existed because they left absolutely no evidence. They also explain that according to what we know today, these events could not have occurred. These logical arguments are impressive but a precise chronological analysis based on absolute dates, coupled with a rigorous historical investigation, shows that all those major events really took place at the dates and places indicated.

Le Morte D'Arthur

Author: Sir Thomas Malory
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arthurian romances
Languages : en
Pages : 438

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