The Story of the Greatest Nations: From the Dawn of History to the Twentieth Century; a Comprehensive History, Founded Upon the Leading Authorities, Including a Complete Chronology of the World, and a Pronouncing Vocabulary of Each Nation, Volumen5F.R. Niglutsch, 1905 |
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Términos y frases comunes
allies ancient Aquitaine army Assembly attack Austrian battle became began besieged Bourbon Brittany brother Burgundian Burgundy captured Catharine Charles chief Christian Coligny Condé conquered Count of Paris court crusade Dauphin death declared defeated died Duke Duke of Orleans Emperor England English estates Europe evil fighting Flanders fled forced France-The French king Frenchmen gathered Gaul German Guise hands Henry Henry of Navarre Hugh Capet Huguenots Hunald invaded Italian Italy Jerusalem Joan King Louis King's kingdom knights land leader lords Louis XIII Louis XIV Louis XVI Louis's Mahometans minister monarch Napoleon nation Navarre nobles Norman Normandy once Orleanists Orleans Paris peace Philip Philip Augustus Philip of Valois Pope Prince prisoner Prussia Queen refused reign Republic revolt Richelieu Roman royal seized siege slain soldiers sought southern France Spain Spanish successful surrendered thousand throne treaty troops Valois victory YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY young
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Página 873 - D'Aumale hath cried for quarter. The Flemish count is slain. Their ranks are breaking like thin clouds before a Biscay gale; The field is heaped with bleeding steeds, and flags, and cloven mail. And then we thought on vengeance, and, all along our van, "Remember St. Bartholomew!" was passed from man to man. But out spake gentle Henry, "No Frenchman is my foe: Down, down with every foreigner, but let your brethren go.
Página 873 - D'Aumale hath cried for quarter, the Flemish Count is slain, Their ranks are breaking like thin clouds before a Biscay gale; The field is heaped with bleeding steeds, and flags, and cloven mail. And then we thought on vengeance, and all along our van, " Remember St. Bartholomew," was passed from man to man ; But out spake gentle Henry then, " No Frenchman is my foe ; Down, down with every foreigner ; but let your brethren go.
Página 779 - The battle gained, Abdel-Rhaman took Bordeaux by assault and delivered it over to his army. The plunder, to believe the historians of the conquerors, surpassed all that had been preconceived of the wealth of the vanquished. " The most insignificant soldier," say they, " had for his share plenty of topazes, jacinths, and emeralds, to say nothing of gold, a somewhat vulgar article under the circumstances." What appears certain is that, at their departure from Bordeaux, the Arabs were so laden with...
Página 881 - He has himself explained the whole plan of this policy : "When your Majesty," said he to Louis XIII., "determined to give me at the same time membership in your councils and a large share of your confidence, I can truly say that the Huguenots divided the state with you, that the nobles acted as though they were not your subjects, and the more powerful governors of the provinces as though they were sovereigns of their charges. I may say, moreover, that foreign alliances were scorned. ... I promised...
Página 954 - RACE. 752 Pepin the Short, son of Charles Martel. 768 Charlemagne and Carloman. 814 Louis the Gentle. 840 Charles II. the Bald. 877 Louis II. the Stammerer. 879 Louis III. and Carloman. 884 Charles the Gross. 888 Eudes. 898 Charles III. the Simple. 922 Robert, Usurper. 923 Rodolph. 936 Louis IV. the Stranger. 954 Lothaire. 986 Louis V. the Lazy. III. THE CAPETS. 987 Hugh Capet, Usurper. 996 Robert. 1031 Henry I. 1060 Philip I. 1108 Louis VI. the Gross. 1137 Louis VII. 1180 Philip...
Página 843 - And Tressart, secretary to King Henry VI., said sorrowfully, on returning from the place of execution, " We are all lost; we have burned a saint.
Página 937 - Not a foot of our territory! Not a stone of our fortresses ! " If the war were forced upon them, they would fight to the utmost. Bismarck, at that time Chancellor of the North German Confederation, was by no means willing to recognize this new Government. He would have much preferred dealing with the Empire, whose chief was in his hands. When Favre was sent to negotiate with Bismarck, the Chancellor treated him with neglect and harshness.
Página 955 - Louis XII. 1515 Francis I. 1547 Henry II. 1559 Francis II. 1560 Charles IX. 1574 Henry III.
Página 855 - With him was the celebrated Chevalier Bayard, the knight "sans peur et sans reproche" (without fear and without stain).
Página 955 - HOUSE OF CAPET. 987 Hugh Capet, grandson of Robert I. 996 Robert II., son of Hugh Capet. 1031 Henry I. 1060 Philip I. 1108 Louis VI. (The Fat). 1137 Louis VII. (The Younger). 1180 Philip II. (Augustus). 1223 Louis VIII.