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John with the Leaden Sword

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The Duke of Bedford, who acted as regent for Henry VI. in France, was so called by Earl Douglas.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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