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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... took place , with students going on to study canon law , civil law , medicine or , most demanding of all , theology . The degree of Doctor of Sacred Theology took a further nine years and was the pinnacle of medieval education . The ...
... took place , with students going on to study canon law , civil law , medicine or , most demanding of all , theology . The degree of Doctor of Sacred Theology took a further nine years and was the pinnacle of medieval education . The ...
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... took a further toll . The plague had a profound effect on feudal society . Land fell vacant because there were insufficient peasants left to work it . Those who survived were now in a position to demand better terms : they took on extra ...
... took a further toll . The plague had a profound effect on feudal society . Land fell vacant because there were insufficient peasants left to work it . Those who survived were now in a position to demand better terms : they took on extra ...
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... took a supply of xocolatl❘ with him . The Spanish court loved the then exported in this form . When English | controlled. CHOCOLATE The Aztecs were a warrior people and the aggressors in many wars of conquest . The victorious Aztecs did ...
... took a supply of xocolatl❘ with him . The Spanish court loved the then exported in this form . When English | controlled. CHOCOLATE The Aztecs were a warrior people and the aggressors in many wars of conquest . The victorious Aztecs did ...
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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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