Example sentences of "it be gloucester [Wh pn] " in BNC.
Next pageNo | Sentence |
---|---|
1 | In 1474 William lord Hastings was made steward of Tutbury , Castle Donington ( Leics. ) and the Peak by Edward IV ; but it was Gloucester who , by his own letters patent , made him steward of Ollerton ( Notts . ) . |
2 | But in the partition of the Warwick and Salisbury lands which was finally achieved in 1474 it was Gloucester who secured the Welsh estates . |
3 | It was Gloucester who chose to put an end to it . |
4 | The Woodvilles , in short , may constitute a potential weakness in Edward 's scheme of things , but it was Gloucester who actually dictated events , first by seizing the prince and then by taking the throne , and the Woodvilles ' importance becomes a question of how far it was they who triggered Gloucester 's actions . |
5 | In 1474 William lord Hastings was made steward of Tutbury , Castle Donington ( Leics. ) and the Peak by Edward IV ; but it was Gloucester who , by his own letters patent , made him steward of Ollerton ( Notts . ) . |
6 | But in the partition of the Warwick and Salisbury lands which was finally achieved in 1474 it was Gloucester who secured the Welsh estates . |
7 | It was Gloucester who chose to put an end to it . |
8 | The Woodvilles , in short , may constitute a potential weakness in Edward 's scheme of things , but it was Gloucester who actually dictated events , first by seizing the prince and then by taking the throne , and the Woodvilles ' importance becomes a question of how far it was they who triggered Gloucester 's actions . |