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... John VIII . on the condition of holding it as a vassal of the holy see . This prince , after a weak and inglorious reign , died by poison , A.D. 877. He was the first of the French monarchs who made dignities and titles hereditary ...
... John VIII . on the condition of holding it as a vassal of the holy see . This prince , after a weak and inglorious reign , died by poison , A.D. 877. He was the first of the French monarchs who made dignities and titles hereditary ...
181. oldal
... John VIII . , had himself arrived at the triple crown . On his death , his rival , pope Stephen VII . , caused his body to be dug out of the grave , and after trial for his crimes , condemned it to be flung into the Tiber . The friends ...
... John VIII . , had himself arrived at the triple crown . On his death , his rival , pope Stephen VII . , caused his body to be dug out of the grave , and after trial for his crimes , condemned it to be flung into the Tiber . The friends ...
182. oldal
... John XIX . , two brothers , publicly bought the chair of St. Peter , one after the other ; and to keep it in their family , it was purchased afterwards by their friends for Benedict IX . , a child of twelve years of age . Three popes ...
... John XIX . , two brothers , publicly bought the chair of St. Peter , one after the other ; and to keep it in their family , it was purchased afterwards by their friends for Benedict IX . , a child of twelve years of age . Three popes ...
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... John . XV . - History of England in the Eleventh , Twelfth and part of the Thirteenth Centuries . 1. The consequence of the battle of Hastings was the [ tardy ] submission of all England to William the Con- queror . The character of ...
... John . XV . - History of England in the Eleventh , Twelfth and part of the Thirteenth Centuries . 1. The consequence of the battle of Hastings was the [ tardy ] submission of all England to William the Con- queror . The character of ...
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... John Wogan presided as deputy of the sovereign . From that time for some centuries , there was little intercourse be- tween the kingdoms , nor was the island considered as fully subdued till the reign of Elizabeth and of her suc- cessor ...
... John Wogan presided as deputy of the sovereign . From that time for some centuries , there was little intercourse be- tween the kingdoms , nor was the island considered as fully subdued till the reign of Elizabeth and of her suc- cessor ...
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Elements of General History, with a Continuation by E. Nares Edward Nares,Alexander Fraser Tytler Nincs elérhető előnézet - 2015 |
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9. oldal - Assyrians the marriageable women were put up at auction, and the price obtained for the more beautiful was assigned as a dowry to the more homely. The laws of succession are next in order to those of marriage. The father had the absolute power in the division of his estate. But primogeniture was understood to confer certain rights. Laws arise...
292. oldal - In the house of commons, therefore, a committee was appointed to bring in a charge against the king. On their report a vote passed, declaring it treason in a king to levy war against his parliament, and appointing a HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE to try Charles for this new invented treason.
380. oldal - Russell moved the House of Commons for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the representation of the people in England and Wales.
434. oldal - ... the mouth of this great opening is a lower ridge at different heights, varying from 60 to 150 feet, parallel to the river, and at distances from it of from 600 to 800 yards. The river itself is generally fordable for troops, but its banks are extremely rugged, and in most parts steep; the willows along it had been cut down, in order to prevent them from affording cover to the attacking party, and in fact everything had been done to deprive an assailant of any species of shelter. In front of the...
76. oldal - The Phoenicians had sent colonies thither before the Trojan war. The Greeks, in after times, made considerable settlements in the island. The Corinthians founded Syracuse, which became the most illustrious of the Greek cities of Sicily ; and from Syracuse arose afterwards Agrigentum, Acra, Casmene, Camarene, and several other Sicilian towns.
290. oldal - Scots reformers took up arms ; and after seizing and fortifying the most important places of strengtli in the kingdom, boldly marched into the heart of England. 12. It was now absolutely necessary to assemble a parliament ; and the king at length saw that the torrent was irresistible, and resolved, though too late, to give it way.
324. oldal - He had discovered, before the age of twenty-four, the theory of universal gravitation, a principle which solves the chief phenomena of nature, and connects and regulates the whole machine of the universe. His theory of light and colours is the foundation of the whole science of optics, and his Principia the basis and elements of all philosophy.
270. oldal - In sculpture, as in the figures of their idols, the Chinese artists seem to delight in distortion and deformity. Their music is not regulated by any principles of science : they have no semi-tones ; and their instruments are imperfect and untunable. The Chinese architecture has variety, lightness, and sometimes elegance, but has no grandeur or symmetrical beauty. • 8. Yet, in some of the arts, the Chinese have attained to great perfection. Agriculture is carried in China to the highest pitch 'of...
40. oldal - ... leaving to his army the sole alternative, that they must subdue Asia or perish. Prosecuting their course for some time without resistance, the Greeks were attacked by the Persians in a narrow valley of Cilicia, near the town of Issus. The Persian host amounted to 400,000 ; but...
128. oldal - Justinian from the throne, had they not been fortunately composed by the arms and the policy of Belisarius. This great general overwhelmed the Vandal sovereignty of Africa, and recovered that province to the empire. He wrested Italy from its Gothic sovereign, and once more restored it, for a short space, to the dominion of its ancient masters.