The History of France, Volume 1Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, 1858 - France |
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... equally made part of Charlemagne's empire , this poten- tate found his frontier bordering upon that of the Huns , who were wont to be formidable , but who seemed re- posing in the midst of wealth , gathered from the plunder of Europe ...
... equally made part of Charlemagne's empire , this poten- tate found his frontier bordering upon that of the Huns , who were wont to be formidable , but who seemed re- posing in the midst of wealth , gathered from the plunder of Europe ...
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... equally re- pudiated the domination of the dukes of Saxony and the dukes of France ; they were averse to the Henrys and Othos , as to the Roberts and the Hughs . The dislike was that of local interests against distant rule , which was ...
... equally re- pudiated the domination of the dukes of Saxony and the dukes of France ; they were averse to the Henrys and Othos , as to the Roberts and the Hughs . The dislike was that of local interests against distant rule , which was ...
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... equally powerful in war and industrious in peace . The amalgamation of conquered and conquering races could not be so instantaneous . And history testifies the weakness of the Normans in war . On one occasion they could not defend Eu ...
... equally powerful in war and industrious in peace . The amalgamation of conquered and conquering races could not be so instantaneous . And history testifies the weakness of the Normans in war . On one occasion they could not defend Eu ...
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Eyre Evans Crowe. II . CHAP . An attempt to take Senlis was equally unsuccessful . The great superiority at that time of the powers of defence over those of offence rendered conquest impossible . This was one of the benefits of feudal ...
Eyre Evans Crowe. II . CHAP . An attempt to take Senlis was equally unsuccessful . The great superiority at that time of the powers of defence over those of offence rendered conquest impossible . This was one of the benefits of feudal ...
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... equally from the tyranny of the clergy and from that of his second wife , Constance . She induced her husband to place the crown on the head of her eldest son , Hugh . Upon his death she preferred her third son , Robert , to his brother ...
... equally from the tyranny of the clergy and from that of his second wife , Constance . She induced her husband to place the crown on the head of her eldest son , Hugh . Upon his death she preferred her third son , Robert , to his brother ...
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Aquitaine Aragon Archbishop aristocracy arms army Artois Austrasia barons became bishop Blanche Boniface Brittany brother Burgundy Capet castle cause century Champagne CHAP Charles of Anjou chiefs Christian Church citizens clergy conquest council Count of Champagne Count of Flanders Count of Poitou Count of Toulouse Count of Valois court crown crusade death defend duchy Duke ecclesiastical edict Edward Emperor empire England English excommunication favour feudal fiefs Flemings Frederic French king German Guienne Henry Holy Land Hugh Hugh Capet Italy King of France king's kingdom knights Languedoc Laon legate legists lords Lothaire Louis marched marriage military monarch monks Montfort nobles noblesse Norman Normandy Otho Papal Paris parliament Peter Philip Augustus Philip the Fair Poitou Pontiff Pope possession prelates prince provinces Pyrenees quarrel Raymond reign resistance Rheims Robert Rome royal Saracens Sicily siege soldiers summoned Templars Thibaud tion took towns VIII whilst young