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... Europe and of the Latin east . The origins of European feudalism are to be found in the early Carolingian period of the Frankish kingdom ( 8th century ) , when the granting of fiefs on the one hand and the es- tablishment of personal ...
... Europe and of the Latin east . The origins of European feudalism are to be found in the early Carolingian period of the Frankish kingdom ( 8th century ) , when the granting of fiefs on the one hand and the es- tablishment of personal ...
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... European thought for two centuries . Ficino , bronze medal from the school of N. Fiorentino , c . 1499 ; in the National Gallery of Art , Washington , D.C. By courtesy of the National Gallery of Art Washington DC Samuel H Kress ...
... European thought for two centuries . Ficino , bronze medal from the school of N. Fiorentino , c . 1499 ; in the National Gallery of Art , Washington , D.C. By courtesy of the National Gallery of Art Washington DC Samuel H Kress ...
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... European powers . Favouring the formation of an autonomous Greek state , they offered to mediate between the Turks and the Greeks ( 1826 and 1827 ) . When the Turks refused , Great Britain , France , and Russia sent their naval fleets ...
... European powers . Favouring the formation of an autonomous Greek state , they offered to mediate between the Turks and the Greeks ( 1826 and 1827 ) . When the Turks refused , Great Britain , France , and Russia sent their naval fleets ...
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