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... Charles Martel in 732 . This seasonable victory , as Gibbon well ob- serves , probably produced a great alteration in the history of Europe , and more especially in that of France and Great Britain . -Bayle . Gibbon . son of Berenger ...
... Charles Martel in 732 . This seasonable victory , as Gibbon well ob- serves , probably produced a great alteration in the history of Europe , and more especially in that of France and Great Britain . -Bayle . Gibbon . son of Berenger ...
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... Charles V , the foundation of his future for- tune was laid ; for in 1517 he was made cardi- nal , and on the death of Leo X , the influence of Charles V obtained him the papal chair . Adrian was an honest and well - meaning man , but ...
... Charles V , the foundation of his future for- tune was laid ; for in 1517 he was made cardi- nal , and on the death of Leo X , the influence of Charles V obtained him the papal chair . Adrian was an honest and well - meaning man , but ...
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... Charles II , is accounted for by the fact that his wife Doralice , a woman of extraordinary beauty , was his model in the first case , and the twelve children she bore him , in the second . Several of his landscapes also , and other ...
... Charles II , is accounted for by the fact that his wife Doralice , a woman of extraordinary beauty , was his model in the first case , and the twelve children she bore him , in the second . Several of his landscapes also , and other ...
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... Charles , and received the honour of knighthood ; and in 1621 king James made a grant to him of Nova Scotia , with a view to colonization . This scheme was further sanctioned by Charles I , who appointed him lord lieutenant of that co ...
... Charles , and received the honour of knighthood ; and in 1621 king James made a grant to him of Nova Scotia , with a view to colonization . This scheme was further sanctioned by Charles I , who appointed him lord lieutenant of that co ...
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... Charles II , author of a work entitled " An Alarm to unconverted Sin- ners , " which has gone through several editions . His learning , piety , and inoffensive manners could not preserve him from the persecution levelled against all who ...
... Charles II , author of a work entitled " An Alarm to unconverted Sin- ners , " which has gone through several editions . His learning , piety , and inoffensive manners could not preserve him from the persecution levelled against all who ...
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