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... Philip had allowed the crusade to be preached within the king- dom but had both refused to take part in it himself and – more than ever the highhanded father – to allow Louis to do so . - - There was one compensation for all this ...
... Philip had allowed the crusade to be preached within the king- dom but had both refused to take part in it himself and – more than ever the highhanded father – to allow Louis to do so . - - There was one compensation for all this ...
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... King Philip had prepared his expedition with care . He had accumulated stocks of provisions and equipment , and had hastily built a fleet of fifteen hundred ships , most of which he held in readiness at Gravelines , next to Dunkirk ...
... King Philip had prepared his expedition with care . He had accumulated stocks of provisions and equipment , and had hastily built a fleet of fifteen hundred ships , most of which he held in readiness at Gravelines , next to Dunkirk ...
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... King of France , or rather , the latter's heir , would receive the crown that John Lackland no longer deserved . A few days after Ascension a ship anchored off Gravelines , where Philip was marshalling his fleet . On it was Stephen ...
... King of France , or rather , the latter's heir , would receive the crown that John Lackland no longer deserved . A few days after Ascension a ship anchored off Gravelines , where Philip was marshalling his fleet . On it was Stephen ...
Contents
Prologue | 9 |
BLANCHES HERITAGE | 47 |
THE REALM OF THE FLEURDELIS | 90 |
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