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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Page 58
... rose into the blood - red sky above the roofs of Vitry until the town was nearly engulfed , but still Louis could hear the animal howls and smell the human flesh burning to a cindered crisp . The ghastly shrieks blinded him with tears ...
... rose into the blood - red sky above the roofs of Vitry until the town was nearly engulfed , but still Louis could hear the animal howls and smell the human flesh burning to a cindered crisp . The ghastly shrieks blinded him with tears ...
Page 173
... rose to a high place at Canterbury , where he became Theobald's adviser , diplomatic courier , and general dogsbody . It was not until the autumn of 1154 that the archdeaconry of Canter- bury fell vacant and Thomas had been appointed ...
... rose to a high place at Canterbury , where he became Theobald's adviser , diplomatic courier , and general dogsbody . It was not until the autumn of 1154 that the archdeaconry of Canter- bury fell vacant and Thomas had been appointed ...
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... Rose of the World as some vain and foolish people called her , but that Rose of Unchastity . " For all her subsequent fame , Rosamond must be one of the most ne- glected concubines in history , because during the dozen years of their ...
... Rose of the World as some vain and foolish people called her , but that Rose of Unchastity . " For all her subsequent fame , Rosamond must be one of the most ne- glected concubines in history , because during the dozen years of their ...
Contents
The Devil and the Monk | 33 |
Behind the Red Cross | 59 |
To Jerusalem | 81 |
Copyright | |
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