"Historic Boys: Their Endeavours, Their Achievements, and Their Times" by Elbridge S. Brooks. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
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Elbridge S. Brooks. Historic Boys: Their Endeavours, Their Achievements, and Their Times
Historic Boys: Their Endeavours, Their Achievements, and Their Times
Table of Contents
PREFACE
HISTORIC BOYS
I
MARCUS OF ROME: THE BOY MAGISTRATE
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II
BRIAN OF MUNSTER: THE BOY CHIEFTAIN
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III
OLAF OF NORWAY: THE BOY VIKING
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IV
WILLIAM OF NORMANDY: THE BOY KNIGHT
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V
BALDWIN OF JERUSALEM: THE BOY CRUSADER
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VI
FREDERICK OF HOHENSTAUFEN: THE BOY EMPEROR
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VII
HARRY OF MONMOUTH: THE BOY GENERAL
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VIII
GIOVANNI OF FLORENCE, THE BOY CARDINAL
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IX
IXTLIL' OF TEZCUCO—THE BOY CACIQUE
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X
LOUIS OF BOURBON, THE BOY KING
XI
CHARLES OF SWEDEN: THE BOY CONQUEROR
XII
VAN RENSSELAER OF RENSSELAERSWYCK: THE BOY PATROON
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Elbridge S. Brooks
Published by Good Press, 2019
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"What means that shout, Aufidius?" he asked his friend, who rode in the escort. But the only reply Aufidius made was to join his voice with that of the enthusiastic throng in a second shout; "Ave Imperator! Auguste, Dii te servent!" (Hail, O Emperor! The gods save your majesty!)
Then Marcus knew that the decree of the dying Emperor Hadrian had been confirmed, and that he, Marcus Annius Verus, the descendant of the ancient kings, the boy philosopher, the unassuming son of a noble mother, had been adopted as the son and successor of his uncle Antoninus, who was to reign after Hadrian's death, and that where he went, through the Forum and up the Sacred Street, there rode the heir to the greatest throne in the world, the future Emperor of Rome.
