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Page 164
... ordered the immediate execution of the ambassador's en- tourage . Only with difficulty was he talked out of killing the am- bassador . But he ordered that unfortunate's face and head shaved , his head covered with a nightcap , and had ...
... ordered the immediate execution of the ambassador's en- tourage . Only with difficulty was he talked out of killing the am- bassador . But he ordered that unfortunate's face and head shaved , his head covered with a nightcap , and had ...
Page 176
... ordered the Council to try all those accused of heresy to the " True Faith " and opposition to Spain . He banned all emi- gration and ordered ship captains to be hanged if caught aiding escapees . He sent into every town in the Low ...
... ordered the Council to try all those accused of heresy to the " True Faith " and opposition to Spain . He banned all emi- gration and ordered ship captains to be hanged if caught aiding escapees . He sent into every town in the Low ...
Page 252
... ordered his Greek Christian sol- diers to begin the massacre . They were only too happy to be ordered by a Mohammedan pasha to kill Mohammedan civilians . Actually , it was Ali in a characteristic act of bravura who fired the first shot ...
... ordered his Greek Christian sol- diers to begin the massacre . They were only too happy to be ordered by a Mohammedan pasha to kill Mohammedan civilians . Actually , it was Ali in a characteristic act of bravura who fired the first shot ...
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