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Using Despenser

  • In the example corpus, despenser often appears in combinations such as: hugh despenser, despenser the, the despenser.

Context around Despenser

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 4 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

hugh 9×

Often after:

family 1× regime 1× inheritance 1× inheritances 1×

Sentence patterns with Despenser

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

hugh despenser the younger 3× beauchamp and despenser inheritance 1× beauchamp and despenser inheritances 1× despenser was then 1× favourite hugh despenser the younger 1× from hugh despenser the younger 1× hugh de despenser the younger 1× hugh despenser the elder 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

hugh despenser the 4× despenser was then 1× edward began to 1× finally edward had 1× isabella could not 1× meanwhile hugh de 1×

Common sentence endings:

despenser the younger 2× 2006 p 138 1× 24 november 1326 1× a breaking point 1× and despenser inheritance 1× and despenser inheritances 1×

Words around Despenser

Just before it in the word index:

despencer 2 despegar 6 despatie 3 despatching 3 despatches 7 despatched 43

Just after it in the word index:

despensers 11 desper 2 desperado 29 desperados 6 desperate 2.124 desperately 1.089

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaronson 18 abai 18 abass 18 abatements 18 abdulfatah 18 abebe 18

Corpus analysis for Despenser

  • In this selection, "despenser" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, hugh, family, regime and inheritance stand out and add context to how "despenser" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include hugh despenser the younger and beauchamp and despenser inheritance. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "despenser" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with despenser

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Once the core of the Despenser regime had been executed, Isabella and Mortimer began to show restraint. (17 words)

Finally, Edward had taken away her children and given the custody of them to Hugh Despenser's wife. (18 words)

Isabella could not tolerate Hugh Despenser and by 1325 her marriage to Edward was at a breaking point. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Hugh Despenser the younger was now firmly ensconced as Edward's new favourite and lover, and together over the next four years Edward and the Despensers imposed a harsh rule over England, a "sweeping revenge" Weir 2006, p.138. (39 words)

Hugh Despenser the elder had been captured at Bristol, and despite some attempts by Isabella to protect him, was promptly executed by his Lancastrian enemies – his body was hacked to pieces and fed to the local dogs. (37 words)

When Gloucester married Warwick's younger daughter Anne in 1472, who had been recently widowed by the death of Prince Edward, a dispute broke out between the two princes over the Beauchamp and Despenser inheritances. (35 words)

Example sentences (14)

Edward began to take revenge on his enemies, using an ever more brutal alliance with the Despenser family, in particular his new favourite, Hugh Despenser the younger.

Despenser was then condemned to hang as a thief, be castrated, and then to be drawn and quartered as a traitor, his quarters to be dispersed throughout England.

Finally, Edward had taken away her children and given the custody of them to Hugh Despenser's wife.

Hugh Despenser the elder had been captured at Bristol, and despite some attempts by Isabella to protect him, was promptly executed by his Lancastrian enemies – his body was hacked to pieces and fed to the local dogs.

Hugh Despenser the younger and Edmund Fitzalan brought before Isabella for trial in 1326; the pair were gruesomely executed The retribution began immediately.

Hugh Despenser the younger was now firmly ensconced as Edward's new favourite and lover, and together over the next four years Edward and the Despensers imposed a harsh rule over England, a "sweeping revenge" Weir 2006, p.138.

Hugh Despenser the Younger was put on trial, declared a traitor and sentenced to be drawn, disembowelled, castrated and quartered; he was duly executed on 24 November 1326.

Isabella could not tolerate Hugh Despenser and by 1325 her marriage to Edward was at a breaking point.

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Meanwhile, Hugh de Despenser the younger became an increasing favourite of Isabella's husband, and was widely believed to have begun a sexual relationship with him around this time.

Once the core of the Despenser regime had been executed, Isabella and Mortimer began to show restraint.

The estates were divided up among his three sisters, one of whom was already married to Hugh Despenser the Younger.

The invasion of England By 1325, Isabella was facing increasing pressure from Hugh Despenser the Younger, Edward's new royal favourite.

This made him heir not only to the earldom of Salisbury, but also to a substantial part of the Montague, Beauchamp, and Despenser inheritance.

When Gloucester married Warwick's younger daughter Anne in 1472, who had been recently widowed by the death of Prince Edward, a dispute broke out between the two princes over the Beauchamp and Despenser inheritances.

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Common combinations with despenser

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

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