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Famous Men of The Middle AgesAfter the prisoners had been secured the English ships that were stationed on the coast attacked the pirate fleet and destroyed it. II Edward took part in the events upon which Shakespeare, five hundred years later, founded his famous tragedy of "Macbeth." There lived in Scotland during his reign an ambitious nobleman named Macbeth, who invited Duncan, the King of Scotland, to his castle and murdered him. He tried to make it appear that the murder had been committed by Duncan 's attendants and he caused the king's son and heir, Prince Malcolm, to flee from the land. He then made himself king of Scotland . Malcolm hastened to England and appealed to King Edward for help. When the king was told the number of soldiers Malcolm would probably need he gave orders for double that number to march into Scotland . Malcolm with this support attacked Macbeth, and after several well-fought battles drove the usurper from Scotland and took possession of the throne. Edward did a great deal during his reign to aid the cause of Christianity ...» |
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