Despenser
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He soon found another favorite in Hugh Despenser, and the same pattern began to repeat itself.
From Salon • Jul. 25, 2022
But Despenser overstepped the mark when he appropriated Isabella's lands and took control of her four children.
From Salon • Jul. 25, 2022
Despenser was destined for an even stickier end than Gaveston.
From The Guardian • Aug. 16, 2012
The king moves on to Hugh Despenser the Younger, known in Marlowe's play and Jarman's film as Spencer.
From The Guardian • Aug. 16, 2012
He afterwards granted the manor to his steward, Robert Despenser, a powerful Norman noble, the ancestor of the Earls of Gloucester, brother of the Earl Montgomery, and of Urso de Abetot, hereditary sheriff of Worcestershire.
From A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time by Walter, James Conway
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