The Great Documents of Western CivilizationThe author has assembled 103 documents that trace the history of western civilization from its roots in the ancient Hammurabi code to the 1945 United Nations Charter. Many of these documents are excerpted; all are discussed and carefully placed in the flow of world events. The introductions to each section and the interpretive commentary on each document add significant value to this collection. The author uses the documents as stepping stones to guide us through the significant events in our history. -- Amazon (customer review) |
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... ecclesiastical feudal system over which Otto presided provided him with prestige and troops . His policy was sound so long as he and his successors could dominate the German Church . Since there was no certainty that the Church would ...
... ecclesiastical feudal system over which Otto presided provided him with prestige and troops . His policy was sound so long as he and his successors could dominate the German Church . Since there was no certainty that the Church would ...
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... ecclesiastical offices . If they them- selves did not profit from these sharp dealings , they tolerated a degree of luxury and frivolity at the Avignon Court that equalled the extravagance of any in Europe . The Catholic Church came ...
... ecclesiastical offices . If they them- selves did not profit from these sharp dealings , they tolerated a degree of luxury and frivolity at the Avignon Court that equalled the extravagance of any in Europe . The Catholic Church came ...
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... ecclesiastical , civil , or military and no profession shall imply any derogation . XII . Hereafter no remittances shall be made for annates or for any other purpose to the court of Rome , the vice legation at Avignon , or to the ...
... ecclesiastical , civil , or military and no profession shall imply any derogation . XII . Hereafter no remittances shall be made for annates or for any other purpose to the court of Rome , the vice legation at Avignon , or to the ...
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to Augustus I | 1 |
Popes | 47 |
B FRANCENationalism Triumphant | 64 |
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