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Page 579
... reign , largely be- cause of the personality of the sovereign and the unique collaboration between himself and Oxenstierna . In this improved climate it was possible to undertake measures of sweeping reform . The first decade of the reign ...
... reign , largely be- cause of the personality of the sovereign and the unique collaboration between himself and Oxenstierna . In this improved climate it was possible to undertake measures of sweeping reform . The first decade of the reign ...
Page 669
... reign . The lack of effective administration might have been one reason for the fast deterioration after his death of what he had achieved in military terms . When Hammurabi conquered southern Babylonia he did not follow the century ...
... reign . The lack of effective administration might have been one reason for the fast deterioration after his death of what he had achieved in military terms . When Hammurabi conquered southern Babylonia he did not follow the century ...
Page 836
... reign , Pope Alexander III . With Louis the relationship was ambiguous . Henry had taken Louis's former wife and her rich heritage . He subsequently acquired the Vexin in Normandy by the premature marriage of his son Henry to Louis's ...
... reign , Pope Alexander III . With Louis the relationship was ambiguous . Henry had taken Louis's former wife and her rich heritage . He subsequently acquired the Vexin in Normandy by the premature marriage of his son Henry to Louis's ...
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