Cities of the World: Their Origin, Progress, and Present Aspect, Volume 2Edwin Hodder Cassell & Company, 1886 |
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... Court of King Clotaire . On succeeding to his bishopric he became famous for his vigilant efforts to extirpate ... Court of Exchequer . This supreme Court of the province was even then more than four centuries old , and under the name of ...
... Court of King Clotaire . On succeeding to his bishopric he became famous for his vigilant efforts to extirpate ... Court of Exchequer . This supreme Court of the province was even then more than four centuries old , and under the name of ...
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... court festivals , usually signalised by carousals , tourneys , bull - fights , and other exciting sports , or displays of pageantry . The bull - fights always formed a special feature of the royal fêtes . Then the ancient square must ...
... court festivals , usually signalised by carousals , tourneys , bull - fights , and other exciting sports , or displays of pageantry . The bull - fights always formed a special feature of the royal fêtes . Then the ancient square must ...
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... Court , inhabited by superannuated ladies of the Imperial Court . The Anatchkoff Palace , the residence of the Heir Presumptive ; the Summer Palace , on the island of Iclagin , and one or two others , call for no special remark . There ...
... Court , inhabited by superannuated ladies of the Imperial Court . The Anatchkoff Palace , the residence of the Heir Presumptive ; the Summer Palace , on the island of Iclagin , and one or two others , call for no special remark . There ...
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CaliforniaSir Francis DrakeThe Spanish GalleonsThe Franciscan MissionsIndians Converted and Dying | 1 |
Plan of San Francisco | 9 |
The City Hall | 16 |
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