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... crown of gold was placed upon his brow , and he was invested with the supreme command of the Athenian forces , both naval and military . His forfeited property was restored , and the priests were directed to revoke the curses which had ...
... crown of gold was placed upon his brow , and he was invested with the supreme command of the Athenian forces , both naval and military . His forfeited property was restored , and the priests were directed to revoke the curses which had ...
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... crown , annexed the crown of Bohemia to his own dominions , and seemed to aim at a paramount authority over all the sovereigns of Europe . ' In these times the papacy was much disordered . ' Formosus , twice ex- communicated by Pope ...
... crown , annexed the crown of Bohemia to his own dominions , and seemed to aim at a paramount authority over all the sovereigns of Europe . ' In these times the papacy was much disordered . ' Formosus , twice ex- communicated by Pope ...
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... crown . In these circumstances , what might we expect to be the condition of the great body of the people ? They were either actual slaves , or exposed to so many miseries , arising from pillage and oppression , that many of them made a ...
... crown . In these circumstances , what might we expect to be the condition of the great body of the people ? They were either actual slaves , or exposed to so many miseries , arising from pillage and oppression , that many of them made a ...
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... crown kicked off by Pope Celestinus , who , however , made some amends for this indigni- ty by the gift of Naples and Sicily . Henry had expelled the Normans from these territories , which now became appendages of the German em- pire ...
... crown kicked off by Pope Celestinus , who , however , made some amends for this indigni- ty by the gift of Naples and Sicily . Henry had expelled the Normans from these territories , which now became appendages of the German em- pire ...
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... crown was in the possession of a usurper named Harold . The country was then invaded by William , Duke of Normandy , a man of illegitimate birth , attended by a large and powerful army . Harold opposed him at Hastings ( October 14 ) ...
... crown was in the possession of a usurper named Harold . The country was then invaded by William , Duke of Normandy , a man of illegitimate birth , attended by a large and powerful army . Harold opposed him at Hastings ( October 14 ) ...
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