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Afterwards Ragnacair and his two brothers . He has all the other kings of France
slain . The church considers whether he should be reckoned as a saint ! " * By
such means as these Clovis speedily made himself acknowledged sole chief of
the ...
Afterwards Ragnacair and his two brothers . He has all the other kings of France
slain . The church considers whether he should be reckoned as a saint ! " * By
such means as these Clovis speedily made himself acknowledged sole chief of
the ...
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The southern provinces of France were soon subdued , plundered , and laid
waste . Every attempt made to check their advance failed . The fate of
Christendom seemed sealed . Nor can we wonder that men abandoned
themselves in despair ...
The southern provinces of France were soon subdued , plundered , and laid
waste . Every attempt made to check their advance failed . The fate of
Christendom seemed sealed . Nor can we wonder that men abandoned
themselves in despair ...
Page 131
route ; and having issued a new code of laws for his Italian subjects , which might
prevent the recurrence of those disturbances between the Romans and
Lombards , previously so incessant , he reached France toward the close of the
year .
route ; and having issued a new code of laws for his Italian subjects , which might
prevent the recurrence of those disturbances between the Romans and
Lombards , previously so incessant , he reached France toward the close of the
year .
Page 159
His request was granted , and Theodore and Benedict were sent into France ,
with a copy of the Gregorian antiphonal . The intercourse of the rival singers was ,
as usual , of the most discordant character . The Franks refused to adopt the ...
His request was granted , and Theodore and Benedict were sent into France ,
with a copy of the Gregorian antiphonal . The intercourse of the rival singers was ,
as usual , of the most discordant character . The Franks refused to adopt the ...
Page 167
On their arrival in France , they found Charlemagne , as usual , absent on a
campaign . They followed , and overtook him in his encampment on the banks of
the Saal . Their arrival had been expected , and prepared for . Charlemagne ,
aware ...
On their arrival in France , they found Charlemagne , as usual , absent on a
campaign . They followed , and overtook him in his encampment on the banks of
the Saal . Their arrival had been expected , and prepared for . Charlemagne ,
aware ...
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