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Lord God of Battles, aid! High lust and froward bearing, Proud heart, rebellious brow— Deaf ear and soul uncaring, We seek Thy mercy now! The sinner that forswore Thee, The fool that passed Thee by, Our times are known before Thee— Lord, grant us strength to die!
Despite Pickles claiming his act restored the rights of councils to hold prayers as part of official agendas, it did not apply to all councils such as some town and parish councils. [6] Conservative Party MP Jake Berry introduced the Local Government (Religious etc. Observances) Bill as a Private Members Bill , in order to affirm the rights of ...
Battles involving Great Britain (21 C, 265 P) A. Battles of the First Anglo-Afghan War (6 P) ... Battle of Boomplaats; British campaign in the Caribbean (1803)
The crucial battle between Madog's men and those of the English crown was the Battle of Maes Moydog in Powys on 5 March 1295. Surprised by an army led by the Earl of Warwick , the Welsh army regained their composure and successfully defended against an English cavalry charge by using the "porcupine" pike men formation, or schiltron , a ...
The second part consists of a condemnation of five British kings, and as it is the only contemporary information about them, it is of particular interest to scholars of British history. Gildas swathes the condemnations in allegorical beasts from the Book of Daniel and the Book of Revelation , likening the kings to the beasts described there: a ...
The book was a parody of contemporary writers and would thus be referring to them sarcastically as a "great race". [citation needed] Americans turned against Grant's ideas in the 1930s; his book was no longer sold, and his supporters fell away. [5]: 347 In Europe, however, Nordic theory was adopted during the 1930s by the Nazis and others ...
The Royal Prayer Book (London, British Library Royal MS 2.A.XX) is a collection of prayers believed to have been copied in the late eighth century or the early ninth century. [ 2 ] : 123 n.2 [ 3 ] : 317–318 [no.248] It was written in West Mercia , likely either in or around Worcester.
The litany was prefaced with an "Exhortation to Prayer", which was a homily-styled discourse on the nature of prayer. The "Exhortation" was intended to be read in public before the procession started. [10] Published on 27 May 1544, the litany was the first authorised English-language service. [1]