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... church which had been established under Christian Rome . A reign of paganism was once more introduced , and held sway for a hundred and fifty years . Then occurred an event that changed the character of English history . In 597 Gregory ...
... church which had been established under Christian Rome . A reign of paganism was once more introduced , and held sway for a hundred and fifty years . Then occurred an event that changed the character of English history . In 597 Gregory ...
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... church , constituted the principal educational agency . The secular schools of pagan Rome had long since disappeared . The church . regarded education as one of its exclusive functions , and under its direction nearly all instruction ...
... church , constituted the principal educational agency . The secular schools of pagan Rome had long since disappeared . The church . regarded education as one of its exclusive functions , and under its direction nearly all instruction ...
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... church . The credulity he exhibits in regard to ecclesiastical miracles was characteristic of his time . As a His " Ecclesi- Latin , is our His pupil Cuthbert has left us a pathetic account of his death . Industrious to the last , he ...
... church . The credulity he exhibits in regard to ecclesiastical miracles was characteristic of his time . As a His " Ecclesi- Latin , is our His pupil Cuthbert has left us a pathetic account of his death . Industrious to the last , he ...
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... church and of scholars , added to the confusion . But toward the close of the period , especially in the fourteenth century , the people of England became more homogeneous . The Normans coalesced with the Anglo- Saxons , and added new ...
... church and of scholars , added to the confusion . But toward the close of the period , especially in the fourteenth century , the people of England became more homogeneous . The Normans coalesced with the Anglo- Saxons , and added new ...
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... church had in large measure lost its hold upon the people . Immense rev- enues , five times greater than that of the crown , were paid into the coffers at Rome . Half the soil of England was The immorality of the friars in the hands of ...
... church had in large measure lost its hold upon the people . Immense rev- enues , five times greater than that of the crown , were paid into the coffers at Rome . Half the soil of England was The immorality of the friars in the hands of ...
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