A History of the Western World, Volume 21974 - Civilization |
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... nobles , and rich commoners . But when it accomplished nothing , and rapidly degenerated into a futile , wrangling fiasco , she dismissed it . This body was not convened again until 1789 , heralding the outbreak of the French Revolution ...
... nobles , and rich commoners . But when it accomplished nothing , and rapidly degenerated into a futile , wrangling fiasco , she dismissed it . This body was not convened again until 1789 , heralding the outbreak of the French Revolution ...
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... nobles - and destroying the Hugue- not state within a state . For the next six decades , the Huguenots were merely a tolerated religious sect . It may have been partly because of Richelieu's efforts to abolish " romantic dueling " that ...
... nobles - and destroying the Hugue- not state within a state . For the next six decades , the Huguenots were merely a tolerated religious sect . It may have been partly because of Richelieu's efforts to abolish " romantic dueling " that ...
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... nobles did not work the land as did their English counterparts . They per- formed no economic function , and as living costs increased they tried to squeeze more revenue from the peasants they controlled . They also retained the right ...
... nobles did not work the land as did their English counterparts . They per- formed no economic function , and as living costs increased they tried to squeeze more revenue from the peasants they controlled . They also retained the right ...
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