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... Joanna makes René of Anjou Alfonso established Attempt of John of Anjou . Beginning of Centralization ENGLAND . 77 58 59 Houses of York and Lancaster united 77 ix A.D. 1453. Capture of Constantinople Mahomet consolidates his Em-
... Joanna makes René of Anjou Alfonso established Attempt of John of Anjou . Beginning of Centralization ENGLAND . 77 58 59 Houses of York and Lancaster united 77 ix A.D. 1453. Capture of Constantinople Mahomet consolidates his Em-
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... Attempts to seize its Vice- 124 Ambitious views of Charles Character of Louis's Minis- Chancellor at Gorcum ters . 136 Rupture with Burgundy 125 Cardinal Balue 1464. Ligue du Bien Public Connection between Louis XI . Its principal ...
... Attempts to seize its Vice- 124 Ambitious views of Charles Character of Louis's Minis- Chancellor at Gorcum ters . 136 Rupture with Burgundy 125 Cardinal Balue 1464. Ligue du Bien Public Connection between Louis XI . Its principal ...
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... Attempts of Anne to procure Brittany for her brother Maximilian's proceedings in the Netherlands . Elected King of the Romans 1487. Renews the war with France . 1488. Maximilian imprisoned Bruges • 168 -- at 169 Fresh Revolt of the ...
... Attempts of Anne to procure Brittany for her brother Maximilian's proceedings in the Netherlands . Elected King of the Romans 1487. Renews the war with France . 1488. Maximilian imprisoned Bruges • 168 -- at 169 Fresh Revolt of the ...
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... attempts were made to form a standing corps of Turkish infantry , though a light - armed militia , called Azab , was occasionally raised . These amounted to some 40,000 men , but were little esteemed as soldiers . They served as food ...
... attempts were made to form a standing corps of Turkish infantry , though a light - armed militia , called Azab , was occasionally raised . These amounted to some 40,000 men , but were little esteemed as soldiers . They served as food ...
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... attempt , with a loss of 17,000 men . It was at this period that the house of Huniades , destined for many years to be the chief bulwark of Europe against the Turks , first appeared upon the scene . John Corvinus Huniades , or John of ...
... attempt , with a loss of 17,000 men . It was at this period that the house of Huniades , destined for many years to be the chief bulwark of Europe against the Turks , first appeared upon the scene . John Corvinus Huniades , or John of ...
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afterwards Albert Alfonso alliance Anjou Aragon arms army Bishop Bohemia brother Burgundian called Cardinal Castile century CHAP Charles the Bold Charles VII Charles's Charolais chief Church claims Constantinople Corvinus Council Count Court Crown daughter Dauphin death Diet dominions Duchy Duke of Berri Duke of Brittany Duke of Burgundy Duke of Milan election Elector Emperor Empire England English Europe favour Ferdinand fief Florence Florentine France Frederick Frederick III French King Genoa Genoese German Gesch Guienne Henry Hist House Hungarian Hungary Hunyad Imperial INTROD Isabella Italian Italy Joanna John King's Kingdom Knights Ladislaus League Lorenzo Louis XI Mahomet Mahomet II marriage Matthias Matthias Corvinus Maximilian Medici Milanese Naples Navarre Neapolitan nobles Papal party peace Philip Pius Pope possession Prince Regent reign René Republic Roman Rome Sforza Sicily Sigismund Sixtus Sovereigns Spain Sultan Swiss throne towns treaty troops Turkish Turks Venetians Venice VIII Visconti Warwick
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