The Christian Recovery of SpainG. P. Putnams's sons, 1893 - 315 strani |
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Abderahman afterwards Alfonso VI Alfonso VII Almanzor Almoravides Andalusia Arab Aragonese arms army Asturias ballads Barcelona battle Bermudo brother Burgos Castile and Leon Castilian Catalonia CATHEDRAL character chivalry Christian Spain chronicler Church Cid's claim conquerors conquest Constable Cordova Cortes Count Count of Barcelona Count of Castile crown daughter death defeated Don Alvaro Duke enemy English Enrique faith favour fighting France French frontier Fruela Galicia Garcia Gothic Goths Guesclin historians honour hundred infidel Khalif King Alfonso King Jayme King Juan King of Aragon King of Castile King of Granada King of Leon King of Navarre king's kingdom knights land Leonese Mahommedan marriage married Master Moorish Moorish king Moslem Murcia nobles Ordoño Ordoño II peace Pelayo Pope Portugal Prince queen Ramiro reign rival Rodrigo Roman Sancho Saragossa Seville Sicily siege Spaniards Spanish story succeeded Tarik Thirteenth century throne took town Urraca Valencia victory wife
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Stran 275 - In the story form the current of each national life is distinctly indicated, and its picturesque and noteworthy periods and episodes are presented for the reader in their philosophical relation to each other as well as to universal history. It is the plan of the writers of the different volumes to enter into the real life of the peoples, and to bring them before the reader as they actually lived, labored, and struggled — as they studied and wrote, and as they amused themselves. In carrying out...
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Stran 277 - A SERIES of biographical studies of the lives and work of a number of representative historical characters about whom have gathered the great traditions of the Nations to which they belonged, and who have been accepted, in many instances, as types of the several National ideals. With the life of each typical character will be presented a picture of the National conditions surrounding him during his career. The narratives are the work of writers who are recognized authorities on their several subjects,...
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Stran 275 - The Story of the Nations. MESSRS. GP PUTNAM'S SONS take pleasure in announcing that they have in course of publication a series of historical studies, intended to present in a graphic manner the stories of the different nations that have attained prominence in history. In the story form the current of each national life will be distinctly indicated, and its picturesque and noteworthy periods and episodes will be presented...