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Chapter 2, part 2

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Hartmann Grisar


In History of Rome and the Popes in the Middle Ages, Volume 3

This present work may be described as history of the medieval Popes, with the history of the city of Rome, and its civilization, as a backgr…

Ch. 1: Preliminary

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James Gairdner


In The Houses of Lancaster and York with the Conquest and Loss of France

The Wars of the Roses took place during the last phase of the Hundred Years' War. In 1377 the great warrior king, Edward III, died leaving h…

The Story of the Middle Ages

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Samuel B. Harding



Intended for a youthful audience, The Story of the Middle Ages, published in 1906, tells the history of the Middle Ages in simple and entert…

Europe In The Middle Ages

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Ierne Lifford Plunket



Though sometimes called the "Dark Ages", the period of Middle Ages is far from dull or uninteresting. In this book I. L. Plunket m…

Preface

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George Hodges


In Fountains Abbey; the story of a mediaeval monastery

The story of Fountains Abbey, one of England's most famous medieval monasteries, from its foundation in the twelfth century to its suppressi…

Preface

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Jacob Abbott


In King Alfred of England

The life and accomplishments of England's sole title holder of "The Great." King Alfred defended England from Viking invasions an…

Music From The Middle Ages and The Renaissance


Ranjith Daluwatta



Collection of Music from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance  period. From the thousand-year period extending from ca. 500 to 1500 C.E.…

Beacon Lights of History, Vol 5: The Middle Ages

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John Lord



Volume 5 continues the commentary on world history begun in the first four volumes. This volume looks at some of the main religious figures…

Ch. 13: The Close of the Middle Ages, Pt. 2

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Robert Balmain Mowat


In The Later Middle Ages: A History of Western Europe 1254-1494

The Scottish historian, Robert Balmain Mowat writes, “When this period opens one of the finest epochs in German history had just closed, and…

Medieval Contributions to Modern Civilisation

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The mediaeval contributions to modern civilisation, which are the theme of this book, are twofold.There is the contribution of the idealised…

Chapter I. Preliminaries

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Herbert Henry Gowen


In An Outline History of Japan

A history of Japan from its origins to the early 20th century. - Summary by Kazbek

What the Middle Ages Read, by William Allan Neilson

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Charles William Eliot


In Lectures on the Harvard Classics

The Lecture Series on the contents of The Harvard Classics ought to do much to open that collection of literary materials to many ambitious …

Epics and Romances of the Middle Ages

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Wilhelm Wägner



This volume contains the principal hero-lays of the six great epic cycles of the Teutonic Middle Ages: The Langobardian Legends, the Amelung…

Chapter XII. France by Stanley Leathes (part 2)

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Various


In The Cambridge Modern History, Volume 01, The Renaissance

The Cambridge Modern History is a universal history covering the period from 1450 to 1910. It was published in 14 volumes between 1902 and 1…

Heroes of the Middle Ages

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Eva March Tappan



"The object of this book is to bring together stories of the most important movements in the history of Europe during the Middle Ages, …

Elizabeth Farnese and Alberoni

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Charles Morris and Charles Mclean Andrews


In Historical Tales, Volume VII: Spanish

Volume VII of a series containing anecdotes and stories, some well-known, others less so, of particular countries. This seventh volume cover…

Preface

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Frank Mundell


In Stories of the Lifeboat

There's fury in the tempest,And there's madness in the waves;The lightning snake coils round the foam,The headlong thunder raves;Yet a boat …

The Cambridge Medieval History, Volume 03, Germany and the Western Empire

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Various



The present work is intended as a comprehensive account of medieval times, drawn up on the same lines as The Cambridge Modern History but wi…

The "Churl" of the Period; and Another

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Alexander Wilmot


In The Poetry of South Africa

Alexander Wilmot was a Cape Town politician and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He is the author of the History of the Zulu War 1…