Get to know Despensers better with 10+ real example sentences.
Using Despensers
- In the example corpus, despensers often appears in combinations such as: the despensers, despensers and.
Context around Despensers
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 6 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Despensers
- In this selection, "despensers" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, imposed, providing and supporters stand out and add context to how "despensers" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and the despensers and and the despensers imposed a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "despensers" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with despensers
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
By the 27th, word of the invasion had reached the King and the Despensers in London. (16 words)
Isabella's youngest children were removed from her and placed into the custody of the Despensers. (16 words)
Simon of Reading, one of the Despensers' supporters, was hanged next to him, on charges of insulting Isabella. (18 words)
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)
Isabella publicly went down on her knees to appeal to Edward to exile the Despensers, providing him with a face-saving excuse to do so, but Edward intended to arrange their return at the first opportunity. (36 words)
Worse still, later in the year Isabella was caught up in the failure of another of Edward's campaigns in Scotland, in a way that permanently poisoned her relationship with both Edward and the Despensers. (35 words)
Example sentences (11)
By the 27th, word of the invasion had reached the King and the Despensers in London.
Edward was deeply concerned that should he leave England, even for a short while, the barons would take the chance to rise up and take their revenge on the Despensers.
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.
Isabella publicly went down on her knees to appeal to Edward to exile the Despensers, providing him with a face-saving excuse to do so, but Edward intended to arrange their return at the first opportunity.
Isabella's youngest children were removed from her and placed into the custody of the Despensers.
Isabella was furious, both with Edward for, from her perspective, abandoning her to the Scots, and with Despensers for convincing Edward to retreat rather than sending help.
Lesser nobles were pardoned and the clerks at the heart of the government, mostly appointed by the Despensers and Stapleton, were confirmed in office.
On her return in 1323 she visited Edward briefly, but refused to take a loyalty oath to the Despensers and was removed from the process of granting royal patronage.
Simon of Reading, one of the Despensers' supporters, was hanged next to him, on charges of insulting Isabella.
The city of London rose against his government, and on 2 October the King left London, taking the Despensers with him.
Worse still, later in the year Isabella was caught up in the failure of another of Edward's campaigns in Scotland, in a way that permanently poisoned her relationship with both Edward and the Despensers.
Common combinations with despensers
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: