XX Century Cyclopaedia and Atlas: Biography, History, Art, Science and Gazeteer of the World, Том 4Gebbie & Company, 1901 |
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... England the daughter of Admiral Keith , who became Baroness Keith in 1823. He returned to France in 1830 , and was ambassador suc- cessively at Berlin , Vienna , and London . FLAMBARD Flambard , RALPH , a Norman of humble origin 7.
... England the daughter of Admiral Keith , who became Baroness Keith in 1823. He returned to France in 1830 , and was ambassador suc- cessively at Berlin , Vienna , and London . FLAMBARD Flambard , RALPH , a Norman of humble origin 7.
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... origin who became the chief minister of William Rufus . His flagrant extortions earned the hatred of the people , and his character is painted in the blackest char- acters by the chroniclers . He was made Bishop of Durham ; but on the ...
... origin who became the chief minister of William Rufus . His flagrant extortions earned the hatred of the people , and his character is painted in the blackest char- acters by the chroniclers . He was made Bishop of Durham ; but on the ...
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... origin of which there is much dispute , some authorities maintaining that it represents the lily , others that it represents the head of a lance or some such warlike weapon . The fleur - de - lis has long been the distinctive bearing of ...
... origin of which there is much dispute , some authorities maintaining that it represents the lily , others that it represents the head of a lance or some such warlike weapon . The fleur - de - lis has long been the distinctive bearing of ...
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... forest of same name , about 2 miles from the Seine and 37 miles s.s.E. Paris . It owes its origin chiefly to the palace , and is a quiet place , with broad , clean streets . FOO - CHOW had many dependencies . The old monastic 25.
... forest of same name , about 2 miles from the Seine and 37 miles s.s.E. Paris . It owes its origin chiefly to the palace , and is a quiet place , with broad , clean streets . FOO - CHOW had many dependencies . The old monastic 25.
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... origin of these extravagancies , which appear to have been very ancient . They were most common in France , but the feast was also observed in Spain , Germany , England , and Scotland . In France it survived till the year 1644 ...
... origin of these extravagancies , which appear to have been very ancient . They were most common in France , but the feast was also observed in Spain , Germany , England , and Scotland . In France it survived till the year 1644 ...
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