intrigues
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Intrigues threw her in jail whence she bombarded Queen Mary Tudor with letters demanding to be released.
From Time Magazine Archive
Kelirieu was of such a restless Vivacity, that he could not be contented without Intrigues, which made him eagerly apply himself to forming another.
From The Amours of Zeokinizul, King of the Kofirans Translated from the Arabic of the famous Traveller Krinelbol by Crébillon, Claude Prosper Jolyot de
Triumvirate of Neapolitan Painters, Intrigues of, ii, 128.
From Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects and Curiosities of Art (Vol. 3 of 3) by Spooner, Shearjashub
Intrigues, persuasions, and veiled threats strengthened the position which his cautious and cleverly conceived conduct had created for him.
From South America by Koebel, W. H. (William Henry)
The Hague, July 15th, 1780,426 Intrigues of England in Holland and Germany.—Affair of the choice of a Coadjutor of Munster and Cologne.
From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX by Sparks, Jared
