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... learned about that very early in life . She was only seven when her father's armies were defeated on the battlefield of Alarcos . Two years later her elder sister , Berengaria , had left them to marry King Alfonso of León . All three ...
... learned about that very early in life . She was only seven when her father's armies were defeated on the battlefield of Alarcos . Two years later her elder sister , Berengaria , had left them to marry King Alfonso of León . All three ...
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... learned ' grammar ' , which we would now call ' literature ' , music , and also the more exact- ing sciences of geometry and astronomy . Queens were expect- ed to know Holy Scripture , Latin , and to have some familiarity with legal ...
... learned ' grammar ' , which we would now call ' literature ' , music , and also the more exact- ing sciences of geometry and astronomy . Queens were expect- ed to know Holy Scripture , Latin , and to have some familiarity with legal ...
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... learned that the Pope had taken their side . Instead of supporting the Bishop , he had approved the regulations which the masters and students had drawn up for themselves . Thus the two su- preme authorities of the kingdom and of ...
... learned that the Pope had taken their side . Instead of supporting the Bishop , he had approved the regulations which the masters and students had drawn up for themselves . Thus the two su- preme authorities of the kingdom and of ...
Contents
Prologue | 9 |
BLANCHES HERITAGE | 47 |
THE REALM OF THE FLEURDELIS | 90 |
Copyright | |
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