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queen_n mother_n join_v they_o the_o king_n get_v the_o better_a and_o execute_v many_o of_o they_o p._n 272_o the_o seventeen_o book_n chap._n i._n the_o beginning_n of_o the_o war_n in_o arragon_n many_o rebellious_a noble_n in_o castille_n put_v to_o death_n the_o war_n betwixt_o castille_n and_o arragon_n carry_v on_o by_o sea_n and_o land_n p._n 275_o chap._n ii_o the_o king_n of_o castille_n and_o arragon_n both_o call_v the_o moor_n to_o their_o assistance_n the_o war_n be_v carry_v on_o vigorous_o on_o both_o side_n the_o castilian_n treacherous_a to_o their_o king_n he_o punish_v many_o of_o they_o the_o computation_n of_o time_n in_o arragon_n alter_v p._n 277_o chap._n iii_o the_o death_n of_o queen_n blanch_n and_o d._n maria_n de_fw-fr padilla_n peace_n betwixt_o castille_n and_o arragon_n the_o war_n with_o the_o moor_n and_o death_n of_o their_o king_n the_o king_n of_o arragon_n be_v daughter_n marry_v to_o the_o king_n of_o sicily_n p._n 278_o chap._n iu_o castille_n and_o navarre_n join_v in_o league_n the_o war_n be_v carry_v on_o successful_o against_o arragon_n by_o king_n peter_n of_o castille_n who_o declare_v the_o lady_n mary_n de_fw-fr padilla_n to_o have_v be_v his_o lawful_a wife_n the_o death_n of_o john_n king_n of_o france_n and_o constance_z queen_n of_o arragon_n p._n 281_o chap._n v._o count_n henry_n proclaim_v king_n of_o castille_n king_n peter_n expel_v the_o kingdom_n refuse_v entertainment_n in_o portugal_n gather_v a_o fleet_n in_o galicia_n and_o fly_v into_o france_n to_o the_o protection_n of_o the_o english_a p._n 282_o chap._n vi_o the_o war_n betwixt_o france_n navarre_n and_o arragon_n king_n peter_n of_o castille_n support_v by_o the_o english_a in_o france_n be_v bring_v into_o spain_n by_o the_o prince_n of_o wales_n with_o a_o army_n overthrow_v henry_n the_o usurper_n and_o recover_v his_o kingdom_n p._n 284_o chap._n vii_o king_n peter_n excommunicate_v and_o absolve_v count_n henry_n return_v into_o spain_n be_v again_o receive_v by_o many_o place_n toledo_n oppose_v he_o and_o be_v besiege_a king_n peter_n come_v to_o its_o relief_n be_v overthrow_v betray_v to_o and_o murder_v by_o henry_n the_o bastard_n p._n 286_o chap._n viii_o several_a foreign_a prince_n pretender_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o castille_n war_n with_o arragon_n portugal_n and_o granada_n affair_n of_o arragon_n sardinia_n and_o navarre_n the_o league_n betwixt_o portugal_n and_o arragon_n p._n 288_o chap._n ix_o the_o siege_n of_o carmona_n the_o king_n of_o portugal_n marry_v the_o lady_n ellenor_n de_fw-fr meneses_n peace_n betwixt_o castille_n portugal_n and_o navarre_n p._n 289_o chap._n x._o peace_n conclude_v betwixt_o castille_n and_o arragon_n several_a match_n of_o prince_n french_a and_o spaniard_n besiege_v bayonne_n in_o vain_a the_o papal_a chair_n restore_v to_o rome_n death_n of_o frederick_n king_n of_o sicily_n p._n 292_o the_o eighteen_o book_n chap._n i._n the_o war_n of_o navarre_n match_n of_o some_o of_o king_n henry_n be_v child_n the_o schism_n in_o the_o church_n cause_v by_o the_o election_n of_o the_o two_o pope_n urban_n and_o clement_n the_o death_n of_o the_o king_n of_o castille_n and_o of_o mahomet_n the_o moorish_a king_n of_o granada_n p._n 294_o chap._n ii_o king_n john_n succeed_v his_o father_n in_o the_o throne_n of_o castille_n charles_n king_n of_o france_n dies_z charles_n vi_o succeed_v he_o pope_n clement_n own_a in_o spain_n through_o the_o french_a interest_n p._n 296._o chap._n iii_o charles_n duke_n of_o durazzo_n crown_v king_n of_o naples_n the_o war_n with_o portugal_n peace_n conclude_v the_o king_n of_o portugal_n die_v action_n of_o the_o arragonian_n and_o catalonian_o in_o greece_n and_o of_o the_o former_a in_o sardinia_n p._n 297_o chap._n iu_o portugal_n full_a of_o division_n about_o the_o succession_n to_o the_o crown_n king_n john_n of_o castille_n have_v be_v proclaim_v at_o lisbon_n enter_v that_o kingdom_n have_v many_o place_n deliver_v to_o he_o besieges_n lisbon_n but_o be_v force_v to_o raise_v the_o siege_n and_o return_v to_o castille_n p._n 299_o chap._n v._o john_n the_o bastard_z master_n of_o avis_n proclaim_a king_n of_o portugal_n king_n john_n of_o castille_n send_v his_o fleet_n then_o enter_v portugal_n himself_o with_o a_o army_n the_o famous_a battle_n of_o aljubarrota_n and_o rout_n of_o the_o castilian_n p._n 301_o chap._n vi_o the_o portuguese_n make_v a_o inroad_n into_o castille_n and_o defeat_v a_o body_n of_o castilian_n the_o duke_n of_o lancaster_n land_n at_o coruna_n and_o take_v several_a to_n the_o death_n of_o the_o king_n of_o naples_n arragon_n and_o navarre_n p._n 303_o chap._n vii_o peace_n conclude_v with_o the_o english_a the_o heir_n of_o castille_n in_o imitation_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o wales_n in_o england_n be_v create_v prince_n of_o asturias_n a_o truce_n with_o portugal_n and_o the_o moor_n king_n john_n of_o castille_n kill_v by_o a_o fall_n from_o his_o horse_n p._n 304_o chap._n viii_o john_n king_n of_o arragon_n upon_o complaint_n of_o his_o subject_n comply_v with_o their_o demand_n eruption_n of_o the_o french_a into_o arragon_n henry_n iii_o proclaim_a king_n of_o castille_n the_o form_n of_o government_n appoint_v there_o during_o his_o minority_n p._n 307_o chap._n ix_o the_o contention_n betwixt_o the_o nobility_n of_o castille_n about_o the_o government_n they_o agree_v on_o a_o settlement_n then_o alter_v it_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o moor_n at_o granada_n war_n renew_v with_o portugal_n king_n charles_n vi_o of_o france_n run_v distract_v p._n 308_o chap._n x._o the_o division_n among_o the_o nobility_n of_o castille_n continue_v a_o truce_n betwixt_o castille_n and_o portugal_n for_o 15_o year_n the_o nobility_n at_o length_n pacify_v sicily_n bring_v under_o the_o aragonian_a yoke_n p._n 310_o the_o nineteen_o book_n chap._n i._n king_n henry_n take_v upon_o he_o the_o government_n the_o cortes_n at_o madrid_n discontent_n among_o the_o nobility_n the_o death_n of_o the_o master_n of_o alcantara_n the_o biscainer_n invade_v the_o canary-island_n the_o plague_n at_o madrid_n p._n 313_o chap._n ii_o another_o rebellion_n in_o castille_n quell_v by_o the_o king_n pope_n clement_n die_v and_o benedict_n xiii_o be_v elect_v which_o continue_v the_o schism_n the_o strange_a death_n of_o john_n king_n of_o arragon_n p._n 315_o chap._n iii_o the_o queen_n of_o navarre_n returns_z to_o her_o husband_n the_o earl_n of_o faux_n invade_v arragon_n the_o war_n betwixt_o castille_n and_o portugal_n renew_v joseph_n king_n of_o granada_n die_v mahomet_n his_o second_o son_n usurp_v the_o turk_n come_v over_o into_o europe_n p._n 317_o chap._n iu_o two_o franciscan_n preach_v to_o the_o moor_n of_o granada_n suffer_v martyrdom_n the_o truce_n with_o portugal_n renew_v two_o great_a plague_n in_o spain_n and_o france_n the_o year_n of_o jubilee_n 1400._o p._n 319_o chap._n v._o the_o death_n of_o the_o queen_n of_o sicily_n of_o tamerlan_n and_o bajazet_n pope_n benedict_n again_o receive_v in_o castille_n the_o king_n of_o castille_n have_v a_o son_n bear_v pope_n boniface_n die_v innocent_a viii_o choose_a at_o rome_n p._n 321_o chap._n vi_o great_a tumult_n in_o arragon_n appease_v by_o the_o cortes_n a_o battle_n betwixt_o the_o castilian_n and_o the_o moor_n the_o cortes_n of_o castille_n meet_v at_o toledo_n and_o king_n henry_n die_v there_o a_o notable_a action_n of_o he_o p._n 322_o chap._n vii_o the_o crown_n offer_v to_o prince_n ferdinand_n be_v refuse_v it_o john_n ii_o proclaim_a king_n of_o castille_n the_o death_n of_o the_o queen_n of_o arragon_n the_o war_n of_o granada_n several_a place_n take_v by_o the_o christian_n who_o also_o obtain_v a_o victory_n at_o sea_n p._n 324_o chap._n viii_o the_o murder_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o orleans_n by_o he_o of_o burgundy_n the_o war_n carry_v on_o with_o the_o moor_n and_o a_o truce_n conclude_v original_a of_o d._n alvero_n de_fw-fr 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