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The dominion of the sea, as it is an ancient and undoubted right of the crown of England, so it is the best security of the land…The wooden walls are the best walls of this kingdom.
Wooden walls = ships
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I do things differently, because I don't go by a rule book, because I lead from the heart, not the head, and albeit that's got me into trouble in my work, I understand that.
Diana, Princess of Wales
Thomas Coventry
Born:
1578
Died:
January 14, 1640
(aged 62)
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Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry was a prominent English lawyer, politician and judge during the early 17th century.
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