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Page 187
... Cross on which Jesus had been crucified three hundred years earlier . There is no doubt that in her personal attitude towards the relics , Blanche shared the prevalent devotion of her time . Doubts about that devotion did not start to ...
... Cross on which Jesus had been crucified three hundred years earlier . There is no doubt that in her personal attitude towards the relics , Blanche shared the prevalent devotion of her time . Doubts about that devotion did not start to ...
Page 236
... cross because I'd lost my wits . So be it . I yield me to your counsels and your wishes . I shall put down the cross . I do resign my cross to you . ' And putting his hand to his shoulder he tore away the emblem that had been sewn there ...
... cross because I'd lost my wits . So be it . I yield me to your counsels and your wishes . I shall put down the cross . I do resign my cross to you . ' And putting his hand to his shoulder he tore away the emblem that had been sewn there ...
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... cross . It occurred at his Christmas court in the year 1245 , at which Blanche was present . As we have seen , it was traditional at the Christmas gather- ings for kings and great lords to give garments to their vassals . The story goes ...
... cross . It occurred at his Christmas court in the year 1245 , at which Blanche was present . As we have seen , it was traditional at the Christmas gather- ings for kings and great lords to give garments to their vassals . The story goes ...
Contents
Prologue | 9 |
BLANCHES HERITAGE | 47 |
THE REALM OF THE FLEURDELIS | 90 |
Copyright | |
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