Kentishman
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Shy, shaggy Kentishman Heath immediately captured the Tory matrons' vote.
From Time Magazine Archive
Some Tory leaders did not go to Eton, but none went to a grammar school on a scholarship, as did the burly Kentishman with the rumbling laugh and the steely blue eyes.
From Time Magazine Archive
The vessel herself had been built by a Kentishman, living at Flushing, the previous year.
From King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855 by Chatterton, E. Keble (Edward Keble)
"In the far east where Sebastian Cabot first touched," the Kentishman replied.
From The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec by Trevena, John
And for a minister of my intent, I have seduc'd a headstrong Kentishman, John Cade of Ashford, To make commotion, as full well he can, Under the tide of John Mortimer.
From King Henry VI, Part 2 by Shakespeare, William
With two women suffering before his eyes, Novelist Hyams wrote to a local newspaper asking if any other Kentishmen were hearing the hum.
From Time Magazine Archive
Their rising had been even earlier than that of the Kentishmen.
From History of the English People, Volume II The Charter, 1216-1307; The Parliament, 1307-1400 by Green, John Richard
The Kentishmen still however lay unbroken in Southwark, while Bishop Waynflete conferred with Cade on behalf of the Council.
From History of the English People, Volume III The Parliament, 1399-1461; The Monarchy 1461-1540 by Green, John Richard
Bishop Odo's tyranny forced the Kentishmen to seek aid from Count Eustace of Boulogne; while the Welsh princes supported a similar rising against Norman oppression in the west.
From History of the English People, Volume I Early England, 449-1071; Foreign Kings, 1071-1204; The Charter, 1204-1216 by Green, John Richard
The murder of Suffolk was the act of Kentishmen, and Suffolk's friends still held control over the royal councils.
From History of the English People, Volume III The Parliament, 1399-1461; The Monarchy 1461-1540 by Green, John Richard
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