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... young men were under arms , children carrying palms and olive - branches greeted him with acclamations , and in the portico of the church the Pope himself , at the head of his clergy , received and embraced him as a friend . Here he ...
... young men were under arms , children carrying palms and olive - branches greeted him with acclamations , and in the portico of the church the Pope himself , at the head of his clergy , received and embraced him as a friend . Here he ...
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... young children , reading and writing were alone taught . In the cathedrals and monasteries , the bishops were enjoined to pro- vide others , in which grammar , logic , rhetoric , and music , might be acquired . The instruction was to be ...
... young children , reading and writing were alone taught . In the cathedrals and monasteries , the bishops were enjoined to pro- vide others , in which grammar , logic , rhetoric , and music , might be acquired . The instruction was to be ...
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... young Alexius had made when seeking help for his father and himself alarmed the old Emperor , to whom they were made known by the French and Venetian ambassadors . He dismissed them , however , with expressions of gratitude ; and by ...
... young Alexius had made when seeking help for his father and himself alarmed the old Emperor , to whom they were made known by the French and Venetian ambassadors . He dismissed them , however , with expressions of gratitude ; and by ...
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... young king was crowned at Rheims , on the first Sunday in Advent , 1226 , his mother being appointed regent , or governor of the kingdom , till he should be of age sufficient to take the charge of it upon himself . The French barons ...
... young king was crowned at Rheims , on the first Sunday in Advent , 1226 , his mother being appointed regent , or governor of the kingdom , till he should be of age sufficient to take the charge of it upon himself . The French barons ...
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... young grand - daughter Margaret , the only child of Eric , King of Norway , succeeded to the Scottish throne . Her great - uncle , Edward I. of England , proposed to marry the young queen to his eldest son : an arrangement that might ...
... young grand - daughter Margaret , the only child of Eric , King of Norway , succeeded to the Scottish throne . Her great - uncle , Edward I. of England , proposed to marry the young queen to his eldest son : an arrangement that might ...
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