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Pagina 44
... Henry was cold and ungenial , but William had been to his father a faithful son - he was known to possess bravery , ability and energy - alloyed as it might seem to a partial Father only by youthful recklessness and impetuosity . The ...
... Henry was cold and ungenial , but William had been to his father a faithful son - he was known to possess bravery , ability and energy - alloyed as it might seem to a partial Father only by youthful recklessness and impetuosity . The ...
Pagina 45
... Henry I. , a general resemblance to the con- queror's character is still traceable , although diverging this time to contrary extremes . Rufus had allowed bravery to run into recklessness , and self confidence to degenerate into impiety .
... Henry I. , a general resemblance to the con- queror's character is still traceable , although diverging this time to contrary extremes . Rufus had allowed bravery to run into recklessness , and self confidence to degenerate into impiety .
Pagina 46
... Henry those whom he could best serve , and therefore , as he supposed , best attach to his service . William flung aside the Pope's demand for homage with a flat refusal . Henry involved himself in a network of Papal negotiations on the ...
... Henry those whom he could best serve , and therefore , as he supposed , best attach to his service . William flung aside the Pope's demand for homage with a flat refusal . Henry involved himself in a network of Papal negotiations on the ...
Pagina 47
... Henry II . , descended from William I. through the female line , we might expect to meet , as we did in Stephen , another abrupt divergence from the old stock . This first of the ... Henry I. and Henry II . were somewhat similar . 47.
... Henry II . , descended from William I. through the female line , we might expect to meet , as we did in Stephen , another abrupt divergence from the old stock . This first of the ... Henry I. and Henry II . were somewhat similar . 47.
Pagina 48
Henry I. and Henry II . were somewhat similar . The grandson strove , by exact law to render more permanently effective the despotic routine of his ancestor . In character the two kings differed widely ; Henry I. was careful , cold and ...
Henry I. and Henry II . were somewhat similar . The grandson strove , by exact law to render more permanently effective the despotic routine of his ancestor . In character the two kings differed widely ; Henry I. was careful , cold and ...
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