The Chronology of Words and Phrases: A Thousand Years in the History of EnglishKyle Cathie, 1999 - 269 pages "Throughout history, events great and small have left their mark on the way we speak. Starting from 1066 and working through to the modern-day green movement, with a nod towards the invention of playing cards, the California Gold Rush and the first recorded blizzard along the way, The Chronology of Words and Phrases links hundreds of words and phrases with the historical upheavals and minor social changes which gave them life. A words book for historians and a history book for wordsmiths, it will have pride of place in any book lover's collection." --Book Jacket. |
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... knight took a further shift in meaning when it was applied to ' one raised to noble military rank ' . At the age of eight or nine a lad of good birth intended for a military career would be sent from home and apprenticed to a knight in ...
... knight took a further shift in meaning when it was applied to ' one raised to noble military rank ' . At the age of eight or nine a lad of good birth intended for a military career would be sent from home and apprenticed to a knight in ...
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... knight , page 20 ) . The code also encompassed the concept of courtly love ( see romance , page 42 ) . This description of a true knight is by the fourteenth- century French poet Eustace Deschamps : You should lead a new life : Devoutly ...
... knight , page 20 ) . The code also encompassed the concept of courtly love ( see romance , page 42 ) . This description of a true knight is by the fourteenth- century French poet Eustace Deschamps : You should lead a new life : Devoutly ...
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... Knights Templars and lies buried in the Temple Church . He was , in the words of Stephen Langton , Archbishop of Canterbury , the best knight that ever lived . | 1173 THOMAS À BECKET IS CANONISED In 1154 the new. MARSHAL The origin of ...
... Knights Templars and lies buried in the Temple Church . He was , in the words of Stephen Langton , Archbishop of Canterbury , the best knight that ever lived . | 1173 THOMAS À BECKET IS CANONISED In 1154 the new. MARSHAL The origin of ...
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The Chronology of Words and Phrases: A Thousand Years in the History of English Linda Flavell,Roger Flavell No preview available - 2001 |
Common terms and phrases
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