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... formed between Henry and the Duke of Burgundy , -led to the most extraordinary treaty of peace between the ruling princes of three powerful states to be found in the history of the fifteenth A century - the Treaty of Troyes . The ...
... formed between Henry and the Duke of Burgundy , -led to the most extraordinary treaty of peace between the ruling princes of three powerful states to be found in the history of the fifteenth A century - the Treaty of Troyes . The ...
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... formed a blot in his chivalrous character . When the town of Melun ( which Henry had so blockaded that it was . impossible it could long hold out ) refused to surrender , he caused Charles to be brought before its gates , in order to ...
... formed a blot in his chivalrous character . When the town of Melun ( which Henry had so blockaded that it was . impossible it could long hold out ) refused to surrender , he caused Charles to be brought before its gates , in order to ...
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... formed an expedition to conquer the kingdom of Jerusalem . In these last awful moments of a life , from the time of man's estate principally spent in tumult and battle , Henry expressed some sense of regret for his wars of aggression in ...
... formed an expedition to conquer the kingdom of Jerusalem . In these last awful moments of a life , from the time of man's estate principally spent in tumult and battle , Henry expressed some sense of regret for his wars of aggression in ...
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... formed of wax of the deceased King . A crown of gold glittering with diamonds was on his head . In either hand was placed a shield , the one of gold and the other of silver ; and the fingers of the white gloves were adorned with rings ...
... formed of wax of the deceased King . A crown of gold glittering with diamonds was on his head . In either hand was placed a shield , the one of gold and the other of silver ; and the fingers of the white gloves were adorned with rings ...
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... formed but a poor opinion of what he called his fortunes ( a common pretext with the indolent , who would rather succumb to failure than make the effort necessary to rise above it ) , had Charles been left to himself , he would probably ...
... formed but a poor opinion of what he called his fortunes ( a common pretext with the indolent , who would rather succumb to failure than make the effort necessary to rise above it ) , had Charles been left to himself , he would probably ...
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