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... Clovis , Brunehaut . - § 4. Decadence of the Merovingians ; Rise of the Pepins . - § 5. Charlemagne his Reign and Legend . § 6. De- cadence of the Carolingians . - § 7. The Teutonic Invasions and the Feudal Aristocracy . 8. The Teutonic ...
... Clovis , Brunehaut . - § 4. Decadence of the Merovingians ; Rise of the Pepins . - § 5. Charlemagne his Reign and Legend . § 6. De- cadence of the Carolingians . - § 7. The Teutonic Invasions and the Feudal Aristocracy . 8. The Teutonic ...
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... Clovis the whole south of Gaul ; it was between Tours and Poitiers that Charles Martel stemmed the Saracenic invasion ; and there again the Black Prince de- feated and captured John II , king of France . The northern basin is larger and ...
... Clovis the whole south of Gaul ; it was between Tours and Poitiers that Charles Martel stemmed the Saracenic invasion ; and there again the Black Prince de- feated and captured John II , king of France . The northern basin is larger and ...
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... Clovis , begins the new Frankish mon- archy . § 2. CAUSES OF DECADENCE . Military . " It seems , therefore , that the first and last cause of the downfall of Rome is to be found in the attacks of the Bar- 1 The administrative and ...
... Clovis , begins the new Frankish mon- archy . § 2. CAUSES OF DECADENCE . Military . " It seems , therefore , that the first and last cause of the downfall of Rome is to be found in the attacks of the Bar- 1 The administrative and ...
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... Clovis , King of the heathen Franks . He at least was neutral in the quarrel , and could be won over to the orthodox side . He married the only Catholic princess in Gaul ( 493 ) . Thenceforward miracles helped his career of conquest ...
... Clovis , King of the heathen Franks . He at least was neutral in the quarrel , and could be won over to the orthodox side . He married the only Catholic princess in Gaul ( 493 ) . Thenceforward miracles helped his career of conquest ...
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... ( Clovis ) , so that they submitted to him , and increased his kingdom , because he walked before Him with an upright heart , and did that which was pleasing in His sight . " ( 6 The very favour of the Frankish kings was soon to prove ...
... ( Clovis ) , so that they submitted to him , and increased his kingdom , because he walked before Him with an upright heart , and did that which was pleasing in His sight . " ( 6 The very favour of the Frankish kings was soon to prove ...
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