Set in a Silver Sea: The Island Peoples from Earliest Times to the Fifteenth Century, Volume 1Collins, 1984 - 470 pages |
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... become a scourge to everyone within reach of his strong arm . He lived for war and by it . His neighbours had to seek his protection or be ruined . The sole restraint on his power was that of the feudal superior from whom he received ...
... become a scourge to everyone within reach of his strong arm . He lived for war and by it . His neighbours had to seek his protection or be ruined . The sole restraint on his power was that of the feudal superior from whom he received ...
Page 99
... become bishops and abbots , justi- ciars , chancellors and royal ministers . So the great statesman , Suger , who , as minister to two kings , laid the foundations of French monarchial power in the second quarter of the twelfth cen ...
... become bishops and abbots , justi- ciars , chancellors and royal ministers . So the great statesman , Suger , who , as minister to two kings , laid the foundations of French monarchial power in the second quarter of the twelfth cen ...
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... become natural even to Anglo - Norman barons to act with and through the Crown . They still tried to do so when its wearer of the hour became their oppressor and enemy . -- Only the barons , with their armour , horses , castles and men ...
... become natural even to Anglo - Norman barons to act with and through the Crown . They still tried to do so when its wearer of the hour became their oppressor and enemy . -- Only the barons , with their armour , horses , castles and men ...
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Silent Vanished Races | 1 |
The Coming of the English | 15 |
The Faith | 24 |
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