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... duke of Marlborough , the hero of the wars against Louis XIV of France in the early 18th century . His mother , Jennie Jerome , a noted beauty , was the daughter of a New York financier and horse racing enthusiast , Leonard W. Jerome ...
... duke of Marlborough , the hero of the wars against Louis XIV of France in the early 18th century . His mother , Jennie Jerome , a noted beauty , was the daughter of a New York financier and horse racing enthusiast , Leonard W. Jerome ...
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... Duke of Chou ( d . 1094 BC ) , who was said to have helped consolidate and refine the " feudal " ritual system . This system was based on blood ties , marriage alliances , and old covenants as well as on newly negotiated contracts and ...
... Duke of Chou ( d . 1094 BC ) , who was said to have helped consolidate and refine the " feudal " ritual system . This system was based on blood ties , marriage alliances , and old covenants as well as on newly negotiated contracts and ...
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... Duke of Milan in 1489 . Tudor England of the early 16th century had similar pag- eants , with the participants disguising " after the manner of Italie . " Like the Italian balli , the English masque offered an almost unlimited choice of ...
... Duke of Milan in 1489 . Tudor England of the early 16th century had similar pag- eants , with the participants disguising " after the manner of Italie . " Like the Italian balli , the English masque offered an almost unlimited choice of ...
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