The Life of Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester: With Special Reference to the Parliamentary History of His TimeLongmans, Green, and Company, 1877 - 409 pages |
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... Louis VIII , the English . succeeded in regaining Gascony and Poitou , though the issue of the war , so much less favourable than it might have been , added but little to the reputation of the Government . At this conjuncture the king ...
... Louis VIII , the English . succeeded in regaining Gascony and Poitou , though the issue of the war , so much less favourable than it might have been , added but little to the reputation of the Government . At this conjuncture the king ...
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... Louis VIII . He continued , however , to retain the title of Earl of Leicester , and was raised by St. Louis to the dignity of Constable of France . He died in 1241 on his re- turn from crusade . Through his great - granddaughter ...
... Louis VIII . He continued , however , to retain the title of Earl of Leicester , and was raised by St. Louis to the dignity of Constable of France . He died in 1241 on his re- turn from crusade . Through his great - granddaughter ...
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... Louis IX had made his brother Alfonso Count of Poitou , an insult to the English claims , and especially to Richard of Cornwall , who held that title . The Count of la Marche , Henrys stepfather , found little difficulty in persuading ...
... Louis IX had made his brother Alfonso Count of Poitou , an insult to the English claims , and especially to Richard of Cornwall , who held that title . The Count of la Marche , Henrys stepfather , found little difficulty in persuading ...
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... Louis IX on cru- sade , offered him a place among the guardians of the Crown , and the office of High Steward of France with all the honours appertaining to it . ' It is a still more striking proof of the justice of that estimate that ...
... Louis IX on cru- sade , offered him a place among the guardians of the Crown , and the office of High Steward of France with all the honours appertaining to it . ' It is a still more striking proof of the justice of that estimate that ...
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... Louis IX , on the way from his palace to the council - room he had to pass a number of churches . At each of these he heard mass , and in this way the whole day was occupied , so that the King of France and his nobles waited in vain ...
... Louis IX , on the way from his palace to the council - room he had to pass a number of churches . At each of these he heard mass , and in this way the whole day was occupied , so that the King of France and his nobles waited in vain ...
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