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The History of Normandy and of England (Volume 2); The Three First Dukes of Normandy Rollo, Guillaume-Longue-EPA(C)E, and Richard-Sans-Peur. the Carlo - Softcover
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1857. Excerpt: ..., As a relic, Otho reverentially removed a 'Mi-low' portion of the garment. Certainly no profanation was intended. Yet the act was much censured. He was warned in a dream, as men reported, that his days should be soon cut off. He returned to Rome and died. It was reported that he had been poisoned by Stephania, the widow of Crescentius; but this supposition appears to have been unfounded. There were adequate natural causes to account for his death, without invokotho.t m& crime. One son he had by Theophania, an 33nSf only child, but that son was dead.--Henry, the Saxon Saint Henry as he is termed, the grandson of Henry the Porphyrogenitus, succeeded his Uncle; but he also died issueless. The noble Saxon line became extinct, and Conrad the Salic ascended the throne. Kin9g9Hih § 79. There are two more graves which we a£ji-p«. must visit.--The remainder of King Hugh's trauquil reign is enveloped in obscurity: and he died of the variolous contagion, so destructive at this era,--his body entirely covered with pustules. He was attended, like his predecessors, by Jewish physicians--and Richerius, (who had taken up the study of medicine) therefore says as usual, that they poisoned him. 887-886. With the Capetian Revolution, in which he Summary of iton'of"'" na( een the most efficient mover, Richardmt-prar'i sans-Peur's external political life may be said reign. to have ended. Richard had fought his fight. The remaining period of his long reign dis-997-991 closes few facts except the tranquil incidents p i in i -r-991--1030 of personal and domestic history. Ethelred perhaps troubled Normandy, but I must reserve the discussion of this passage till the next reign, there being some uncertainty as to its era. One public event, however, is recorded, in wh...
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- PublisherGeneral Books LLC
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1458879070
- ISBN 13 9781458879073
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages220
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