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Page 508
... king Olaf Skötkonung , and Eric the Norwegian , earl of Lade . The battle is often retold in medieval Scandinavian poems . After his death large regions of the country reverted to foreign rule . Norwegian political development 16 : 307d ...
... king Olaf Skötkonung , and Eric the Norwegian , earl of Lade . The battle is often retold in medieval Scandinavian poems . After his death large regions of the country reverted to foreign rule . Norwegian political development 16 : 307d ...
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... King Philip V of Spain . Hence , in order to assert his authori- ty as regent and advance his dynastic ambi- tions , Orléans induced the parlement ( high court of justice ) of Paris to annul Louis XIV'S will ( Sept. 12 , 1715 ) . He ...
... King Philip V of Spain . Hence , in order to assert his authori- ty as regent and advance his dynastic ambi- tions , Orléans induced the parlement ( high court of justice ) of Paris to annul Louis XIV'S will ( Sept. 12 , 1715 ) . He ...
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... king of medieval France , destroyed the Angevin Empire of the kings of England . Abstract of text biography . Son of Louis VII , Philip assumed the throne in 1179. His generally successful campaign ( begun in 1187 ) to gain control of ...
... king of medieval France , destroyed the Angevin Empire of the kings of England . Abstract of text biography . Son of Louis VII , Philip assumed the throne in 1179. His generally successful campaign ( begun in 1187 ) to gain control of ...
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