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anno_fw-la 674._o clovis_n iii_o king_n xvi_o 71_o about_o the_o year_n 691._o childebert_n ii_o or_o the_o young_a king_n xvii_o 72_o about_o the_o year_n 695._o dagobert_n ii_o or_o the_o young_a king_n xviii_o 77_o anno_fw-la 711._o chilperic_a ii_o king_n xix_o 79_o anno_fw-la 716._o thierry_n ii_o call_v the_o chelles_n king_n xx._n 81_o about_o the_o year_n 721_o or_o 22._o interregnum_fw-la 83_o 739._o childeric_n iii_o call_v the_o senseless_a or_o witless_a king_n xxi_o 86_o anno_fw-la 743._o second_o race_n of_o king_n who_o have_v reign_v in_o france_n and_o be_v name_v carlians_n or_o carolovinians_n anno_fw-la 752._o pepin_n name_v the_o brief_a king_n xxii_o 90_o anno_fw-la 768._o about_o the_o end_n of_o september_n charles_n i._o call_v the_o great_a or_o charlemagne_n king_n xxiii_o 96_o anno_fw-la 814_o in_o february_n lovis_z i._o call_v the_o debonnaire_a or_o pious_a king_n xxiv_o pag._n 120_o anno_fw-la 840_o in_o june_n charles_n ii_o surname_v the_o bald_a 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anno_fw-la 1108_o in_o july_n lewis_z the_o gross_a king_n thirty-nine_o 234_o 1137_o in_o august_n lewis_z call_v the_o young_a king_n xl._o 242_o 1180_o in_o september_n philip_z ii_o surname_v augustus_n king_n xli_o 252_o anno_fw-la 1223_o in_o july_n lewis_z viii_o surname_v the_o lion_n king_n xlii_o 295_o anno_fw-la 1226_o in_o november_n saint_z lewis_z king_n xliii_o 293_o 1270_o in_o august_n philip_z iii_o surname_v the_o hardy_a king_n xliv_o 314_o 1285_o in_o october_n philip_z iv._o surname_v the_o fair_a king_n xlv_o 322_o lewis_n x._o call_v hutin_n king_n xlvi_o 344_o 1316._o regency_n without_o a_o king_n for_o five_o month_n 345_o a_o table_n of_o the_o principal_a matter_n contain_v in_o this_o first_o tome_n abbey_n and_o monastery_n build_v and_o found_v in_o great_a number_n in_o france_n pag._n 73_o 74_o 75_o abbey_n and_o bishopric_n during_o the_o eight_o age._n 115_o peter_n abailard_n be_v condemn_v by_o the_o council_n of_o sens_n and_o seize_v at_o clugny_n 276_o abderame_n march_n through_o aquitania_n tertia_fw-la force_n and_o sack_n the_o city_n of_o bourdeaux_n 81_o be_v vanquish_v and_o slay_v in_o battle_n near_o tours_n 82_o abbot_n refuse_v obedience_n to_o the_o bishop_n 283_o abbot_n of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n bennet_n take_v the_o ornament_n of_o bishop_n ibid._n the_o humble_a and_o true_o religious_a friar_n refuse_v they_o ibid._n abbot_n of_o st._n riquier_n the_o first_o friar_n that_o dare_v to_o confess_v and_o preach_v without_o permission_n of_o the_o ordinary_a 287_o abrodites_n tributary_n to_o the_o french_a 123_o abulas_fw-la king_n of_o the_o moor_n 221_o abuse_n turn_v to_o advantage_n of_o the_o pope_n 283_o acre_n or_o ptolemais_n a_o town_n and_o seaport_n of_o syria_n assault_v and_o force_v from_o the_o christian_n 324_o adalgise_n son_n of_o didier_n endeavour_n in_o vain_a to_o recover_v the_o kingdom_n of_o lombardy_n 100_o 103_o his_o death_n ibid._n adelbert_n marquis_n of_o yurée_n 162_o adelbert_n count_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr march_n and_o perigord_n 203_o adeleida_o or_o alix_n second_o wife_n of_o lovis_n the_o stammerer_n 149_o adeleida_o widow_n of_o lotaire_n king_n of_o italy_n seek_v in_o marriage_n by_o berenger_n 181_o marry_v otho_n king_n of_o germany_n and_o lorraine_n ibid._n adeleida_o daughter_n of_o robert_n espouse_n the_o earl_n of_o flanders_n 213_o adolphus_n earl_n of_o nassaw_n elect_a emperor_n pag._n 324_o he_o send_v to_o defy_v the_o king_n of_o france_n in_o a_o haughty_a manner_n 325_o be_v depose_v his_o death_n 327_o adrian_n pope_n 142_o concern_v himself_o in_o the_o difference_n of_o lorraine_n between_o charles_n the_o bald_a and_o the_o emperor_n lewis_n 143_o adultery_n severe_o punish_v 336_o aetius_n general_n of_o the_o roman_n in_o gaul_n defeat_v attila_n king_n of_o the_o huns_n in_o battle_n and_o chase_v he_o 10_o his_o death_n 11_o agnes_n of_o france_n marry_v to_o robert_n duke_n of_o normandy_n 313_o aimer_fw-fr earl_n of_o poitiers_n 158_o aix_n la_fw-fr chappelle_n build_v by_o charlemagne_n 105_o the_o alani_n and_o other_o barbarous_a people_n make_v a_o irruption_n among_o the_o gaul_n then_o pass_v into_o spain_n 3_o alain_n of_o bretagne_n defeat_v and_o cut_v the_o nâ—rmans_n in_o piece_n 1â—7_n alain_n call_v twistbeard_n duke_n of_o bretagne_n his_o death_n his_o child_n 184_o alain_a fergeant_n duke_n of_o bretagne_n his_o death_n 237_o alaric_n king_n of_o the_o visigoth_n besieges_fw-fr and_o take_v rome_n his_o death_n 3_o st._n albert_n bishop_n of_o liege_n his_o history_n 292_o albert_n archduke_n of_o austria_n remove_v â—i_fw-la corpse_n from_o reims_n by_o permission_n of_o lewis_n xiii_o ibid._n albert_n duke_n of_o austria_n be_v elect_v emperor_n 327_o he_o renew_v the_o alliance_n of_o the_o empire_n with_o france_n 3â—8_n his_o death_n 334_o albigenses_n heretic_n their_o original_a 277_o be_v condemn_v ibid._n reject_v the_o new_a testament_n ibid._n albon_n de_fw-fr fleury_n 205_o aletea_n patrician_n punish_v with_o death_n 45_o alexander_n iii_o pope_n his_o feign_a modesty_n cause_n of_o a_o schism_n 278_o his_o election_n confirm_v by_o the_o gallican_n church_n as_o also_o by_o the_o anglicane_n ibid._n seek_v a_o asylum_n in_o france_n ibid._n a_o emperor_n and_o a_o pretend_a pope_n at_o his_o foot_n who_o have_v dispute_v that_o dignity_n with_o he_o 274_o alexander_n iii_o king_n of_o scotland_n his_o death_n 323_o alsiel_n sultan_n of_o egypt_n 324_o alphonso_n i._n duke_n of_o portugal_n proclaim_v king_n who_o be_v the_o first_o king_n of_o portugal_n 243_o alphonso_n count_n of_o toulouze_n make_v a_o voyage_n to_o the_o holy_a land_n his_o death_n 245_o alphonso_n count_n of_o poitou_n 297_o he_o marry_v the_o daughter_n of_o the_o count_n de_fw-fr toulouze_n 299_o honour_v with_o the_o girdle_n of_o knighthood_n 302_o lead_v a_o re-inforcement_n of_o croisez_fw-fr or_o cross_v to_o st._n lewis_n in_o the_o east_n 305_o 306_o alphonso_n x._o king_n of_o castille_n elect_a emperor_n 307_o he_o give_v up_o his_o right_n to_o the_o empire_n 316_o alphonso_n brother_n of_o st._n lewis_n his_o death_n 312_o 315._o alphonso_n king_n of_o castille_n almost_o whole_o dispossess_v of_o his_o estate_n his_o death_n 320_o alphonso_n king_n of_o arragon_n 321_o alphonso_n of_o castille_n name_v de_fw-fr la_fw-fr cerde_n his_o death_n 352_o alexis_n son_n of_o isaac_n emperor_n of_o the_o east_n 261_o his_o unfortunate_a end_n 262_o alienor_fw-la wife_n of_o king_n lewis_n the_o young_a 240_o alienor_fw-la daughter_n of_o william_n ix_o duke_n of_o aquitain_n marry_v lewis_n the_o young_a 241_o repudiate_v by_o the_o king_n she_o marry_v henry_n duke_n of_o normandy_n and_o presumptive_a king_n of_o england_n 246_o alix_n queen_n of_o cyprus_n 259_o alix_n pernelle_n daughter_n of_o king_n lewis_n the_o gross_a 241_o alix_n three_o wife_n of_o lewis_n the_o young_a 248_o alix_n of_o france_n betroth_v to_o richard_n of_o england_n cause_n of_o the_o quarrel_n
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be_v take_v by_o the_o norman_n and_o retake_v 144_o anjou_n divide_v into_o two_o county_n 141_o anne_n widow_n of_o king_n henry_n marry_v again_o the_o count_n de_fw-fr crespy_n 219_o anseau_n the_o garland_n great_a seneschal_n or_o dapifer_fw-la 239_o ansegise_v archbishop_n of_o sens._n 145_o anselm_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n banish_v 289_o st._n anselm_n write_v a_o treatise_n of_o the_o incarnation_n ibid._n ansgard_n wife_n of_o lewis_n the_o stammerer_n 149_o st._n anthony_n the_o establishment_n of_o his_o order_n in_o france_n 233_o apostolic_a heretic_n 276_o appeal_n to_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n 51_o archembault_n lord_n of_o bourbon_n 236_o archbishop_n at_o what_o time_n the_o metropolitan_o take_v that_o title_n 114_o archbishop_n of_o reims_n a_o great_a debate_n between_o the_o bishop_n of_o france_n between_o artold_v and_o hugh_n son_n of_o hebert_n count_n of_o vermandois_n 206_o of_o the_o same_o again_o between_o arnold_n de_fw-fr reims_n and_o gerbert_n 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slay_v 178_o arnold_n the_o old_a earl_n of_o flanders_n his_o death_n 186_o arnold_n archbishop_n of_o reims_n degrade_v of_o his_o dignity_n 204_o restore_v 207_o count_n d'argue_v take_v up_o arm_n against_o the_o duke_n of_o normandy_n to_o his_o confusion_n 144_o of_o the_o county_n of_o arragon_n and_o its_o original_a 97_o arragon_n kingdom_n its_o original_a 163_o artois_n make_v a_o county_n and_o pairie_n 301_o artois_n adjudge_v to_o mahaut_n in_o prejudice_n of_o robert_n grandson_n of_o robert_n of_o artois_n 347_o robert_n of_o artois_n command_v the_o king_n army_n in_o flanders_n be_v defeat_v and_o slay_v 330_o artold_v archbishop_n of_o reims_n 179_o arthur_n duke_n of_o bretagne_n 256_o take_v up_o arm_n against_o john_n without_o land_n who_o take_v he_o prisoner_n then_o assassinate_v he_o 262_o asylum_n in_o church_n 53_o assembly_n general_a appoint_v in_o may_n no_o more_o for_o the_o future_a in_o march_n 124_o assembly_n three_o sort_n of_o great_a assembly_n 117_o assembly_n at_o aix_n la_fw-fr chapelle_n 122_o assembly_n or_o parliament_n of_o nimeghen_fw-mi 126_o of_o st._n martin_n 126_o assembly_n general_a of_o franefort_n 127_o assembly_n general_a or_o parliament_n of_o mets._n 139_o assembly_n of_o coblent_n 140_o assembly_n of_o meaux_n 150_o assembly_n general_a of_o tribur_n 155_o assembly_n synodal_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o gaul_n and_o germany_n at_o verdun_n 180_o assembly_n of_o prelate_n at_o estampe_n 240_o assembly_n of_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o kingdom_n at_o paris_n 329_o assize_n of_o count_n geofry_n law_n for_o the_o partage_n among_o the_o breton_n 254_o astolfus_n king_n of_o the_o lombard_n seize_v the_o exarchat_n of_o ravenna_n etc._n etc._n make_v himself_o master_n of_o rome_n 91_o be_v constrain_v by_o the_o french_a to_o desist_v from_o his_o enterprise_n and_o to_o restore_v the_o exarchat_n etc._n etc._n 92_o his_o death_n 93_o ataulfe_n king_n of_o the_o visigoth_n pass_v in_o gallia_n narbonensis_n 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more_o of_o the_o palace_n 46_o austrasian_o despise_v the_o command_n of_o brunehaut_n during_o the_o minority_n of_o king_n childebert_n 34_o will_v not_o endure_v the_o government_n of_o a_o woman_n 78_o beat_v by_o the_o neustrians_n 78_o austria_n fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o emperor_n rodolph_n 316_o b._n balliol_n john_n declare_v king_n of_o scotland_n 323_o be_v vanquish_v by_o the_o english_a take_v prisoner_n and_o constrain_v to_o renounce_v his_o alliance_n with_o france_n 327_o set_v at_o full_a liberty_n but_o despise_v by_o the_o scot_n 330_o banner_n belong_v to_o the_o church_n former_o use_v in_o time_n of_o war_n as_o their_o standard_n 216_o banker_n and_o of_o their_o excessive_a usury_n and_o extortion_n 324_o barcelona_n besiege_v and_o take_v by_o the_o french_a 107_o bastard_n not_o admit_v to_o prelacy_n by_o the_o holy_a canon_n 210_o the_o king_n of_o france_n not_o allow_v to_o be_v marry_v to_o a_o bastard_n 246_o bastard_n adventurer_n of_o gascongny_n 352_o battle_n 32_o 33_o 35_o battle_n between_o the_o army_n of_o clotair_n ii_o and_o thierry_n king_n of_o burgundy_n in_o the_o year_n 599._o 42_o battle_n near_o toul_n and_o tobiae_n 44_o battle_n of_o tetry_n 69_o battle_n of_o vinciac_n in_o cambresis_n 79_o battle_n very_o famous_a near_o tours_n wherein_o the_o saracen_n be_v beat_v and_o utter_o defeat_v 82_o battle_n of_o sigeac_n 83_o battle_n near_o periguex_n 94_o battle_n very_o bloody_a at_o fontenay_n 132_o battle_n in_o the_o air._n 134_o battle_n lose_v by_o the_o roman_n 185_o battle_n near_o monstrevil_n bellay_v 211_o battle_n of_o tinchelray_n in_o normandy_n 227_o battle_n between_o the_o french_a and_o the_o english_a 234_o battle_n between_o the_o fleming_n and_o the_o french_a to_o the_o disadvantage_n of_o the_o last_o 330_o battle_n very_o bloody_a between_o the_o french_a and_o the_o fleming_n to_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o last_o 331_o st._n batilda_n queen_n of_o france_n her_o elegy_n 60_o 61_o bavarian_n and_o their_o original_a and_o establishment_n in_o bavaria_n under_o the_o obedience_n of_o france_n 23_o baldwin_n or_o badovin_n earl_n of_o flanders_n steal_v away_o the_o daughter_n of_o charles_n king_n of_o neustria_n 140_o baldwin_n the_o bald_a earl_n of_o flanders_n 162_o 164_o baldwin_n with_o the_o beard_n earl_n of_o flanders_n chase_v from_o his_o estate_n by_o his_o son_n be_v restore_v by_o the_o duke_n of_o normandy_n 212_o baldwin_n surname_v the_o frisonian_n chase_v his_o father_n 212_o baldwin_n regent_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o france_n and_o earl_n of_o flanders_n his_o death_n 218_o 220_o 221_o baldwin_n king_n of_o jerusalem_n 222_o baldwin_n of_o hainault_n 224_o baldwin_n xi_o count_n of_o flanders_n make_v a_o league_n with_o the_o king_n of_o england_n against_o france_n 257_o 358_o 259_o baldwin_n earl_n of_o flanders_n take_v up_o the_o cross_n for_o the_o holy_a land_n 261_o be_v elect_v and_o declare_v emperor_n of_o constantinople_n 263_o his_o death_n ibid._n baldwin_n a_o impostor_n pretend_v
to_o be_v earl_n of_o flanders_n his_o unfortunate_a end_n 296_o baldwin_n king_n of_o constantinople_n come_v into_o france_n to_o demand_v assistance_n 300_o baviere_n the_o duchy_n extinct_a by_o the_o death_n of_o tassillon_n 103_o bearn_n vicounty_n 315_o beatrix_n of_o savoy_n 300_o belisarius_n conquer_v the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o vandal_n 24_o benefice_n the_o great_a one_o at_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o pope_n that_o the_o same_o ecclesiastic_a can_v in_o conscience_n hold_v more_o than_o one_o 301_o perpetuate_v in_o their_o house_n 291_o benevent_v duchy_n make_v tributary_n to_o the_o emperor_n lewis_n the_o debonair_a 121_o bennet_n archdeacon_n be_v elect_v pope_n 186_o his_o degradation_n and_o his_o death_n bennet_n xi_o pope_n do_v thing_n with_o more_o mildness_n than_o boniface_n his_o predecessor_n 332_o his_o death_n ibid._n benenger_n roman_n earl_n of_o provence_n rebellion_n of_o his_o subject_n 300_o berenger_n duke_n of_o spoleta_n 156_o berenger_n i._n king_n of_o italy_n 162_o crown_v emperor_n of_o the_o east_n 162_o forsake_v of_o the_o italian_n and_o dispossess_v call_v the_o hungarian_n into_o italy_n his_o death_n ibid._n berenger_n king_n of_o italy_n with_o his_o son_n adelbert_n be_v abandon_v of_o his_o subject_n 188_o banish_v into_o germany_n ibid._n berenger_n archdeacon_n of_o anger_n be_v a_o heresiark_n and_o head_n of_o the_o heretical_a sacramentary_n his_o several_a retraction_n and_o death_n 229_o berenger_n raimond_n earl_n of_o provence_n his_o death_n 303_o bernard_n king_n of_o italy_n make_v oath_n of_o fidelity_n to_o the_o emperor_n lewis_n the_o debonair_a 121_o appease_v the_o tumult_n of_o the_o roman_n 121_o conspire_n against_o the_o emperor_n his_o uncle_n and_o be_v take_v prisoner_n 122_o his_o death_n 123_o bernard_n earl_n of_o barcelona_n the_o favourite_n of_o the_o empress_n judith_n 126_o st._n bernard_n oppose_v henry_n the_o monk_n disciple_n of_o peter_n bruys_n in_o languedoc_n 245_o abbot_n of_o clervais_n in_o high_a esteem_n among_o the_o prelate_n the_o grandee_n and_o the_o people_n 243_o preach_v the_o croisado_n by_o command_n of_o the_o pope_n 244_o acquire_v great_a reputation_n to_o his_o order_n 271_o cause_n innocent_a ii_o to_o be_v own_v 303_o bernard_n saisset_n bishop_n of_o pamiez_n make_v prisoner_n 326_o berthier_n more_n of_o the_o neustrian_a palace_n his_o unhappy_a end_n 69_o bertoald_n more_n of_o the_o palace_n 42_o bertradi_n daughter_n of_o simon_n de_fw-fr montfort_n marry_v foulques_fw-fr le_fw-fr rechin_n who_o be_v age_v 222_o she_o leave_v her_o husband_n to_o marry_v king_n philip_n though_o nigh_o of_o kindred_n 222_o robert_n de_fw-fr bethune_n earl_n of_o flanders_n his_o death_n 350_o bilicbild_n queen_n of_o france_n 65_o blanch_n wife_n of_o lewis_n the_o lazy_a 198_o blanch_n of_o castille_n widow_n of_o lewis_n viii_o and_o regent_n of_o the_o kingdom_n cause_v lewis_n her_o elder_a son_n to_o be_v crown_v 295_o her_o death_n and_o burial_n 306_o blanch_n of_o france_n queen_n of_o castille_n 313_o blanch_n of_o artois_n queen_n of_o navarre_n 316_o blanch_n of_o france_n betroth_v twice_o and_o marry_v in_o fine_a to_o rodolphus_n duke_n of_o austria_n 321_o blanch_n of_o burgundy_n 324_o blasphemy_n edict_n against_o blasphemer_n 252_o beomond_n prince_n of_o the_o normand_n in_o apulia_n 222_o boniface_n bishop_n of_o mentz_n take_v great_a care_n for_o the_o re-establishment_n of_o ecclesiastical_a discipline_n by_o the_o convocation_n of_o divers_a council_n 112_o 113_o boniface_n marquis_n of_o montferat_fw-la join_v with_o the_o french_a in_o the_o expedition_n to_o the_o holy_a land_n 256_o be_v make_v king_n of_o thessaly_n ibid._n boniface_n viii_o elect_a pope_n 325_o endeavour_n to_o make_v peace_n in_o christendom_n ibid._n make_v himself_o a_o enemy_n to_o the_o king_n of_o france_n philip_n the_o fair_a divers_a cause_n of_o enmity_n 326_o arbitrator_n of_o the_o difference_n between_o the_o king_n of_o france_n the_o english_a and_o flemings_n 328_o publish_v a_o general_a indulgence_n afterward_o call_v a_o jubilee_n 328_o attribute_n the_o temporal_a power_n to_o himself_o as_o well_o as_o the_o ecclesiastical_a 329_o disaffect_v to_o the_o french_a 329_o excommunicate_n philip_n the_o fair._n 329_o be_v accuse_v of_o heresy_n and_o divers_a other_o crime_n 329_o ill_o treat_v at_o anagnia_n by_o the_o french_a his_o death_n 332_o boatswain_n brother_n of_o queen_n richilda_n 143_o be_v crown_v king_n of_o burgundy_n defeat_v and_o vanquish_v in_o battle_n 151_o bourge_n archbishop_n take_v the_o title_n of_o primate_n and_o that_o of_o patriarch_n over_o the_o archbishop_n of_o narbona_n bourdeaux_n and_o of_o ausch_n 337_o bourgogue_n or_o burgundy_n unite_v to_o france_n and_o lose_v the_o title_n of_o a_o kingdom_n 22_o bourgogne_n or_o burgundy_n duchy_n yield_v by_o king_n henry_n to_o robert_n his_o brother_n 214_o bourgogne_n transjurane_n and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o arles_n pass_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o emperor_n conrade_n and_o the_o prince_n of_o germany_n 215_o bourgogne_n or_o burgundy_n county_z the_o subject_a of_o a_o great_a quarrel_n 238_o difference_n and_o a_o hot_a war_n between_o reinauld_n earl_n of_o burgundy_n and_o bertold_v duke_n of_o zeringben_n for_o the_o county_n ibid._n give_v to_o philip_n the_o fair._n 324_o the_o bourgundians_n make_v themselves_o master_n of_o a_o part_n of_o gall._n their_o conversion_n to_o the_o christian_a faith_n 8_o of_o the_o mariner_n compass_n and_o its_o first_o invention_n 330_o brabant_n chief_a of_o the_o duke_n of_o brabant_n 210_o britain_n great_a subdue_v by_o the_o english_a saxon_n 8_o bretagne_n cast_v off_o the_o yoke_n of_o the_o french_a 135_o loses_n the_o name_n of_o kingdom_n and_o take_v that_o of_o county_n then_o of_o duchy_n 144_o in_o great_a trouble_n 184_o subject_v to_o the_o duke_n of_o normandy_n 215_o in_o great_a trouble_n 245_o breton_n make_v great_a incursion_n upon_o the_o territory_n of_o the_o french_a and_o be_v bring_v to_o reason_n 56_o subject_v to_o the_o crown_n of_o france_n vanquish_v 123_o obstinate_a for_o their_o liberty_n 124_o brosse_n peter_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr a_o barber_n advance_v to_o a_o supreme_a fortune_n endeavour_n in_o vain_a to_o ruin_v the_o queen_n of_o france_n 318_o be_v hang_v ibid._n brunebaud_n banish_v to_o roven_n be_v set_v at_o liberty_n 35_o get_v away_o the_o huns_n by_o force_n of_o money_n 42_o chase_v by_o the_o austrasian_o 42_o lead_v a_o vicious_a lewd_a life_n 43_o her_o unhappy_a end_n 45_o bruno_n archbishop_n of_o colen_n 184_o bulgarian_n have_v a_o quarrel_n with_o the_o avari_fw-la and_o be_v total_o vanquish_v 121_o ransack_v panonia_n superiora_fw-la 124_o ransack_v lombary_n 162_o burdin_n favourite_n of_o henry_n v._o emperor_n confine_v to_o a_o perpetual_a imprisonment_n 274_o c._n calistus_n ii_o pope_n under_o the_o protection_n of_o france_n against_o the_o emperor_n 236_o calistus_n iii_o antipope_n 272_o canal_n begin_v for_o the_o communication_n between_o the_o river_n of_o rhine_n and_o the_o danube_n remain_v imperfect_a 104_o candia_n fall_v under_o the_o dominion_n of_o the_o venetian_n 263_o cardinal_n in_o great_a splendour_n 292_o the_o cardinal_n their_o growth_n and_o their_o authority_n 282_o fall_v from_o their_o so_o great_a power_n ibid._n carloman_n son_n of_o pepin_n king_n of_o austrasia_n 95_o his_o death_n 97_o carloman_n elder_a son_n of_o charles_n the_o bald_a revolt_v against_o his_o father_n be_v punish_v 144_o carloman_n king_n of_o west_n france_n aquitain_n and_o burgundy_n 148_o his_o death_n 156_o carloman_n son_n of_o charles_n martel_n duke_n and_o prince_n of_o the_o french_a in_o austrasia_n 86_o he_o and_o pepin_n shut_v up_o their_o brother_n griffin_n in_o a_o castle_n 84_o bring_v the_o duke_n of_o aquitain_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o bavaria_n to_o reason_n who_o be_v revolt_v 86_o march_n afterward_o against_o the_o saxon_n 86_o quit_v the_o world_n and_o take_v on_o he_o the_o habit_n of_o st._n bennet_n at_o mount_n soracie_n 87_o caroloman_n come_v into_o france_n on_o behalf_n of_o astolphus_n king_n of_o the_o lombard_n and_o be_v shut_v up_o in_o a_o monastery_n at_o vienne_n and_o his_o son_n shave_v anno_fw-la 754._o 92_o caroloman_n son_n of_o lewis_n the_o german_a king_n of_o bavaria_n 148_o great_a preparation_n for_o italy_n without_o effect_n 146_o his_o death_n 149_o carmelites_n their_o institution_n and_o establishment_n 339_o carobert_n king_n of_o hungary_n 334_o castille_n in_o trouble_n and_o division_n about_o the_o crown_n 316_o catare_v heretic_n 278_o celestine_n pope_n lay_v down_o the_o triple_a crown_n or_o thiara_n 325_o celibate_n of_o the_o priest_n 288_o disorder_n fall_v thereon_o ibid._n cenobite_n 4_o chape_n or_o mantle_n of_o st._n martin_n bear_v at_o the_o head_n of_o their_o army_n 244_o thomas_n de_fw-fr champeaux_n doctor_n in_o theology_n take_v the_o habit_n of_o a_o friar_n at_o st._n victor_n 276_o canon_n regulars_n in_o esteem_n
the_o french_a and_o the_o venetian_n join_v together_o 262_o return_v from_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o latin_n into_o that_o of_o the_o greek_n 309_o constantius_n count_n and_o patrician_n in_o gall._n 3_o crime_n how_o punish_v among_o the_o ancient_a french_a divers_a mean_n to_o purge_v themselves_o thereof_o 49_o crime_n they_o justify_v themselves_o by_o combat_n croisades_n and_o beyond-sea_n expedition_n advantageous_a to_o pope_n and_o king_n but_o disadvantageous_a to_o the_o great_a lord_n and_o the_o people_n 224_o first_o crusade_n and_o their_o happy_a exploit_n 224_o 25_o crusade_n preach_v over_o all_o christendom_n 223_o crusade_n for_o the_o recovery_n of_o the_o holy_a land_n 260_o crusade_n against_o the_o albigeois_n 264_o croisades_n affirm_v the_o pope_n authority_n 262_o crusade_n new_a of_o french_a lord_n for_o the_o holy_a land_n 301_o crusade_n new_a by_o st._n lewis_n for_o succour_v the_o christian_n in_o the_o levant_n 312_o croisades_n during_o the_o thirteen_o age._n 336_o cunibert_n bishop_n of_o colen_n 56_o d._n dagobert_n son_n of_o clotaire_n the_o miraculous_a protection_n of_o his_o person_n 45_o build_v the_o abbey_n of_o st._n denis_n ib._n his_o father_n give_v he_o the_o kingdom_n of_o austrasia_n 46_o his_o marriage_n quarrel_n between_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n ib._n dagobert_n i._o of_o that_o name_n king_n of_o neustria_n austrasia_n and_o burgundy_n 54_o he_o give_v part_n of_o aquitain_n to_o his_o brother_n aribert_n 54_o too_o much_o licence_n in_o his_o marriage_n ib._n remain_v sole_a king_n after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o brother_n aribert_n 55_o establish_v his_o son_n sigebert_n king_n of_o austrasia_n 56_o dispose_n of_o neustria_n and_o burgundy_n in_o favour_n of_o his_o son_n clovis_n ib._n subdue_v the_o gascon_n and_o bring_v they_o to_o reason_n 57_o his_o death_n ib._n dagobert_n son_n of_o sigebert_n king_n of_o austrasia_n shave_v and_o banish_v 60_o be_v recall_v and_o acknowledge_v king_n of_o austrasia_n 66_o his_o death_n 68_o dagobert_n ii_o king_n of_o france_n 77_o the_o dane_n and_o normand_n infest_v the_o coast_n of_o france_n 106_o continue_v their_o piracy_n 211_o st._n denis_n areopagite_n his_o corpse_n find_v entire_a in_o the_o monastery_n of_o st._n denis_n in_o france_n 233_o devotion_n and_o piety_n admirable_a in_o our_o ancient_a king_n of_o france_n 73_o st._n didier_n bishop_n of_o lion_n suffer_v martyrdom_n 43_o didier_n king_n of_o the_o lombard_n conceive_v the_o design_n of_o abate_v the_o power_n of_o the_o pope_n and_o make_v himself_o master_n of_o italy_n excite_v trouble_n and_o schism_n in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n 98_o cause_n of_o particular_a enmity_n between_o he_o and_o charlemagne_n 98_o be_v dispossess_v of_o his_o estate_n 99_o his_o death_n ib._n didier_n be_v elect_v king_n of_o the_o roman_n after_o the_o death_n of_o astolphus_n anno_fw-la 755._o difference_n between_o hugh_n de_fw-fr vermandois_n and_o artold_v for_o the_o archbishopric_n of_o reims_n 180_o difference_n between_o king_n lotair_n and_o the_o child_n of_o hugh_n the_o great_a 184_o dispensation_n their_o beginning_n 182_o dissentry_n horrible_a in_o france_n 34_o divorce_n of_o a_o marriage_n the_o cause_n of_o great_a trouble_n 243_o dol_n in_o bretagne_n make_v a_o metropolitan_a 134_o bring_v again_o under_o that_o of_o tours_n 274_o dominion_n example_n of_o a_o enrage_a passion_n for_o dominion_n 296_o dominican_n their_o institution_n and_o establishment_n 339_o dreux_n bishop_n of_o mets._n 127_o drogo_n or_o dreux_n son_n of_o pepin_n 72_o drogon_n duke_n of_o bretagne_n his_o death_n 184_o duchy_n of_o lorraine_n give_v to_o godfrey_n earl_n of_o verdin_n bovillon_n and_o verdun_n 209_o dutchy_n of_o two_o sort_n in_o france_n 183_o duel_n propose_v to_o the_o king_n by_o his_o subject_n 235_o e._n eble_v count_n of_o auvergne_n and_o poitou_n and_o duke_n of_o aquitaine_n 170_o eble_n baron_fw-fr de_fw-fr roucy_n a_o famous_a warrior_n humble_v and_o bring_v to_o reason_n 227_o ebon_n bishop_n of_o reims_n depose_v and_o degrade_v 128_o ebroin_n more_o of_o the_o palace_n perfidious_a and_o wicked_a 62_o 69_o be_v shave_v and_o confine_v to_o the_o monastery_n of_o luxieu_n 64_o quit_v the_o monastery_n to_o take_v up_o arms._n 67_o his_o retreat_n into_o austrasia_n he_o there_o suppose_v a_o false_a clovis_n in_o the_o place_n of_o king_n thierry_n who_o he_o feign_v to_o be_v dead_a 67_o cause_n st._n leger_n to_o attaque_v in_o his_o city_n of_o autun_n put_v his_o eye_n out_o and_o shut_v he_o up_o in_o a_o monastery_n ib._n be_v receive_v more_o of_o thierries_n palace_n 68_o great_a tyranny_n his_o death_n 69_o eclipse_n of_o the_o sun_n 213_o ecclesiastic_n go_v to_o rome_n to_o visit_v the_o holy_a place_n 269_o edmund_n brother_n of_o edward_n king_n of_o england_n his_o death_n 326_o edward_n elder_a son_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n go_v to_o make_v war_n in_o the_o holy_a land_n 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otho_n of_o lorraine_n 180_o interview_n of_o the_o emperor_n henry_n and_o king_n robert_n 211_o interview_n and_o enterparlance_n of_o the_o emperor_n henry_n iii_o and_o henry_n king_n of_o france_n 217_o interview_n of_o the_o king_n of_o france_n lewis_n the_o young_a and_o the_o emperor_n federic_n 247_o interview_n of_o the_o king_n of_o france_n and_o arragon_n 308_o interview_n of_o the_o two_o king_n of_o france_n and_o england_n in_o the_o city_n of_o amiens_n 319_o interview_n of_o the_o king_n of_o france_n and_o castille_n at_o bayonne_n 323_o interview_n of_o the_o king_n of_o france_n and_o the_o emperor_n at_o vaucouleurs_n 328_o eon_n de_fw-fr l'estoille_n his_o ignorance_n pass_v for_o a_o great_a prophet_n be_v apprehend_v his_o death_n 291_o erchinoald_n more_n of_o the_o palace_n 61_o era_n or_o manner_n of_o account_v of_o the_o time_n by_o the_o mahometan_n 47_o estate_n of_o the_o gallican_n church_n after_o the_o conversion_n of_o lewis_n or_o clovis_n the_o 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upon_o the_o kingdom_n of_o burgundy_n and_o upon_o the_o loire_n to_o his_o own_o confusion_n his_o death_n 217_o eude_n or_o otho_n duke_n of_o aquitain_n and_o gascongne_n 221_o rebellion_n of_o his_o subject_n his_o death_n eudes_fw-la earl_n of_o corbeil_n 234_o eude_n duke_n of_o burgundy_n 347_o eudon_n earl_n of_o pontieure_fw-fr seize_v the_o duchy_n of_o bretagne_n to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o hoel_n 245_o eugenius_n ii_o elect_a pope_n 124_o come_v into_o france_n 127_o exarchat_n of_o ravenna_n and_o its_o dependence_n 92_o king_n pepin_n make_v a_o donation_n of_o it_o to_o the_o apostle_n st._n peter_n and_o st._n paul_n not_o to_o the_o emperor_n constantine_n ib._n excommunication_n render_v despisable_v 270_o their_o force_n 290_o exemption_n and_o immunitle_n grant_v to_o monastery_n 271_o exemption_n of_o bishop_n be_v grant_v by_o the_o diocesan_n but_o with_o the_o consent_n of_o his_o brethren_n ib._n exemption_n of_o monastery_n by_o who_o grant_v and_o the_o reason_n 268_o expedition_n beyond_o sea_n 244_o f._n faction_n strange_a 150_o etc._n etc._n famine_n great_a 〈◊〉_d france_n 59_o famine_n horrible_a and_o cruel_a 213_o faramond_n or_o pharamont_n first_o king_n of_o france_n 6_o his_o death_n 7_o fastrade_n queen_n of_o france_n her_o marriage_n her_o death_n 105_o etc._n etc._n favourite_n of_o prince_n cause_n of_o great_a trouble_n and_o uproar_n 333_o federic_n ii_o king_n of_o sicilia_n be_v elect_v emperor_n and_o repass_n into_o germany_n 265_o renew_v the_o alliance_n between_o france_n and_o germany_n 266_o federic_n ii_o cause_n of_o a_o schism_n 272_o federic_n i._n of_o the_o name_n call_v the_o barbarossa_n emperor_n 246_o federic_n i._n emperor_n his_o ambition_n put_v a_o stop_n by_o pope_n adrian_n uphold_v victor_n against_o alexander_n iii_o pope_n 289_o uphold_v calistus_n iii_o ib._n be_v unfortunate_a ib._n ask_v pardon_n of_o his_o holiness_n at_o venice_n ib._n go_v to_o the_o holy_a land_n 303_o share_v his_o 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of_o it_o conquer_v by_o the_o visigoth_n another_o part_n by_o the_o burgundian_n and_o the_o remainder_n by_o the_o french_a 3_o 4_o etc._n etc._n gautier_n de_fw-fr bevierre_fw-fr cross_v himself_o for_o the_o holy_a land_n 260_o gauzzelin_n abbot_n of_o st._n german_a des_fw-fr prez_n 145_o gedoin_n abbot_n of_o st._n victor_n 276_o geffroy_n plantagenest_n earl_n of_o anjou_n marry_v the_o king_n of_o england_n daughter_n 239_o quarrel_n with_o his_o father_n in_o law_n 240_o dispossess_v in_o part_n of_o his_o duchy_n of_o normandy_n ib._n geffroy_n martel_n earl_n of_o anjou_n 216_o besieges_n and_o take_v the_o city_n of_o tours_n a_o act_n of_o piety_n ib._n geoffrey_n martel_n quit_v the_o world_n and_o shut_v himself_o up_o in_o a_o monastery_n 217_o geoffrey_n the_o beard_a 217_o geoffrey_n martel_n ib._n gefrey_n brother_n of_o henry_n king_n of_o england_n be_v make_v earl_n of_o nantes_n his_o death_n 247_o geffrey_n of_o bretagne_n take_v up_o arm_n against_o the_o 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lotaire_n her_o son_n 184_o gerbert_n elect_a archbishop_n of_o rheims_n very_o skilful_a in_o
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317_o neomenie_n make_v himself_o master_n of_o bretagne_n and_o drive_v
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with_o his_o brother_n range_v the_o duke_n of_o aquitain_n who_o be_v revolt_v to_o reason_n 86_o pepin_n call_v the_o brief_a elect_v anoint_v and_o crown_v king_n of_o france_n 90_o a_o generous_a action_n that_o make_v he_o more_o considerable_a among_o the_o french_a lord_n of_o his_o court_n ib._n make_v the_o saxon_n tributary_n to_o france_n 92_o become_v protector_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n against_o the_o lombard_n march_n into_o italy_n with_o his_o army_n and_o compel_v astolphus_n to_o give_v up_o the_o exarchat_n of_o ravenna_n and_o the_o justice_n of_o st._n peter_n 92_o 93_o receive_v the_o oath_n of_o fidelity_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o bavaria_n 94_o force_n the_o saxon_n to_o do_v the_o same_o and_o to_o pay_v he_o tribute_n ib._n subdue_v all_o aquitain_n in_o divers_a and_o several_a expedition_n 95_o his_o death_n his_o wife_n and_o child_n ib._n pepin_n king_n of_o italy_n his_o feat_n of_o arms._n 109_o unfortunate_a enterprise_n against_o the_o venetian_n 110_o his_o death_n ib._n pepin_n son_n of_o lewis_n the_o debonair_a be_v make_v king_n of_o aquitain_n 122_o espouse_n engheltrude_v 123_o pepin_n son_n of_o bernard_n king_n of_o italy_n chief_a of_o the_o first_o branch_n of_o vermandois_n 123_o pepin_n king_n of_o aquitain_n 122_o he_o embrace_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o emperor_n his_o father_n against_o his_o brother_n lothaire_n then_o turn_v against_o he_o 126_o his_o death_n his_o wife_n and_o his_o child_n 129_o pepin_n king_n of_o aquitain_n shave_v and_o confine_v in_o a_o monastery_n and_o afterward_o in_o the_o castle_n of_o senlis_n 137_o perfidiousness_n of_o the_o emperor_n against_o the_o christian_n of_o the_o second_o crusade_n to_o the_o holy_a land_n 225_o phenomenas_n very_a extraordinary_a 109_o philip_n king_n of_o france_n 220_o concern_v himself_o in_o the_o quarrel_n of_o the_o fleming_n unsuccessful_o 222_o run_v into_o disorder_n and_o vexation_n with_o his_o subject_n ib._n be_v threaten_v with_o excommunication_n by_o the_o pope_n ib._n repudiates_n berthe_o his_o
wife_n and_o marry_v bertrade_fw-mi 223_o be_v excommunicate_v because_o of_o this_o new_a marriage_n by_o the_o bishop_n by_o the_o pope_n and_o by_o a_o council_n at_o poitiers_n ib._n brave_v by_o the_o lord_n de_fw-fr montlehery_n ib._n in_o fine_a obtain_v a_o dispensation_n in_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n be_v absolve_v and_o his_o marriage_n be_v confirm_v 226_o his_o death_n his_o wife_n and_o child_n 227_o philip_n brother_n of_o king_n lewis_n the_o gross_a side_n with_o the_o discontent_a party_n 2â—5_n philip_n augustus_n king_n of_o france_n his_o birth_n 249_o his_o coronation_n 250_o his_o marriage_n with_o isabel_n alix_n 251_o he_o begin_v his_o reign_n and_o government_n with_o piety_n and_o justice_n 252_o he_o withdraw_v vermandois_n from_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o flanders_n 252_o he_o send_v succour_n to_o the_o holy_a land_n and_o cause_v the_o crusade_n to_o be_v preach_v 253_o difference_n between_o he_o and_o the_o king_n of_o england_n 254_o take_v 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224_o ranulf_n duke_n of_o aquitaine_n
228_o etc._n etc._n saint_n amour_n william_n great_a quarrel_n with_o the_o order_n of_o the_o friar_n mendicant_n 307_o saintonge_n the_o subject_n of_o a_o great_a war._n 208_o saladin_n king_n of_o egypt_n tear_n the_o holy_a city_n of_o jerusalem_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o christian_n 254_o saliens_fw-la ancient_a people_n of_o the_o french_a 7_o solomon_n seize_v on_o the_o kingdom_n of_o bretagne_n 140_o his_o unhappy_a end_n 144_o sanc_fw-la first_o of_o the_o hereditary_a duke_n of_o gascongne_n 137_o sanche_n duke_n of_o castille_n make_v a_o peace_n with_o the_o king_n of_o france_n 323_o saracen_n become_v mahometan_n 59_o saracen_n of_o africa_n become_v the_o master_n of_o spain_n 77_o saracen_n pass_v from_o spain_n into_o france_n and_o make_v some_o conquest_n there_o 80_o they_o enter_v into_o languedoc_n and_o destroy_v all_o that_o country_n 83_o wherefore_o call_v moor_n 83_o they_o overrun_v all_o provence_n and_o lay_v it_o waste_v ib._n torment_v 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his_o design_n to_o make_v a_o war_n against_o the_o turk_n without_o effect_n 467_o pius_fw-la ii_o endeavour_n to_o extend_v the_o power_n of_o the_o pope_n beyond_o the_o bound_n of_o all_o right_a and_o reason_n 482_o pisa_n shake_v off_o the_o yoke_n of_o the_o florentine_n 520_o pisseleu_n anne_n duchess_n of_o estampe_n 583_o diana_n of_o poitiers_n mistress_n of_o henry_n the_o daufin_n afterward_o king_n of_o france_n 622_o 623_o pompadour_n geffrey_n bishop_n of_o periguex_n 511_o poncher_n stephen_n bishop_n of_o paris_n 545_o the_o portuguese_a discover_v great_a country_n and_o sail_v to_o the_o indies_n 439_o post_n and_o courier_n establish_v 501_o poyet_n chancellor_n of_o france_n deprive_v of_o his_o office_n his_o death_n 610_o pragmatique_a abolish_v by_o a_o declaration_n of_o the_o king_n that_o have_v no_o effect_n for_o the_o opposition_n it_o meet_v with_o 482._o 488_o set_v up_o by_o the_o gallicane_n church_n 526_o suppress_v 526_o abolish_v by_o king_n 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