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part of the eighth century , had rapidly conquered Spain , and even overspread nearly half of France . From the latter country they were expelled by the grandfather of Charlemagne , Charles , to whom had been given the surname of Martel ...
part of the eighth century , had rapidly conquered Spain , and even overspread nearly half of France . From the latter country they were expelled by the grandfather of Charlemagne , Charles , to whom had been given the surname of Martel ...
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... . They were seven in number , and took place during a period of two centuries , from the close of the eleventh till nearly that of. GODFREY DE BOUILLON , KING OF JERUSALEM . RICHARD COEUR DE LION . BALDWIN , COUNT OF FLANDERS. X X 2.
... . They were seven in number , and took place during a period of two centuries , from the close of the eleventh till nearly that of. GODFREY DE BOUILLON , KING OF JERUSALEM . RICHARD COEUR DE LION . BALDWIN , COUNT OF FLANDERS. X X 2.
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from the close of the eleventh till nearly that of the thirteenth cen- tury . Their origin may be briefly explained . It had long been the custom for Christians , from all countries , to make pilgrimages to the Holy Land for the purpose ...
from the close of the eleventh till nearly that of the thirteenth cen- tury . Their origin may be briefly explained . It had long been the custom for Christians , from all countries , to make pilgrimages to the Holy Land for the purpose ...
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... nearly burnt out , when one of his chaplains said prayers with him , and his well - spent day was at an end . But the king's sincere zeal for religion , which he made the govern- ing principle of his whole life , led him to undervalue ...
... nearly burnt out , when one of his chaplains said prayers with him , and his well - spent day was at an end . But the king's sincere zeal for religion , which he made the govern- ing principle of his whole life , led him to undervalue ...
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... nearly the whole of Scotland . The next three or four years were spent by him in giving some- thing like order to his newly - acquired dominions , ravaged and torn as they had so long been by continual wars ; in contests with such ...
... nearly the whole of Scotland . The next three or four years were spent by him in giving some- thing like order to his newly - acquired dominions , ravaged and torn as they had so long been by continual wars ; in contests with such ...
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