Eleanor of Aquitaine: A BiographyHawthorn Books, 1977 - 389 pages Biography of the wife of King Henry II of England and mother of Richard I, the Lionheart, and John. |
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... lived their lives under a blanket of anxiety , always conscious of the fact that they were expendable . Most of them , whether serf or free tenant , held their lands from a seigneur on a hereditary basis . With the social strata ...
... lived their lives under a blanket of anxiety , always conscious of the fact that they were expendable . Most of them , whether serf or free tenant , held their lands from a seigneur on a hereditary basis . With the social strata ...
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... lived a life of pleasure in mosaic - tiled houses and splendid gardens with fountains and marble - tiled pools ; even the common people lived more osten- tatiously than any king of France . Raymond himself , far from defending the Holy ...
... lived a life of pleasure in mosaic - tiled houses and splendid gardens with fountains and marble - tiled pools ; even the common people lived more osten- tatiously than any king of France . Raymond himself , far from defending the Holy ...
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... lived on perfectly amicable terms with the Christians , Louis deplored having to dine with his enemies . Most shocking to him , however , was the sight of mosques in Antioch ; even the Christian churches , which had been decorated by ...
... lived on perfectly amicable terms with the Christians , Louis deplored having to dine with his enemies . Most shocking to him , however , was the sight of mosques in Antioch ; even the Christian churches , which had been decorated by ...
Contents
The Devil and the Monk | 33 |
Behind the Red Cross | 59 |
To Jerusalem | 81 |
Copyright | |
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