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Pretensions: ambitious claims.
Wars of the Roses: a civil war lasting 1455-1485. In thinking of the loss of life occasioned by this war, it must be remembered that such loss fell most heavily on the noble families; the mass of the population was not so much disturbed by it.
Long Acre: a street near Drury Lane, now chiefly occupied by carriage
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