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... possessed by seventh sons . Supporters of the royal monopoly denounced such impostures . I shall presume , ' wrote Dr John Browne in his Charisma , ' that there is no Christian so void of Religion and Devotion as to deny the gift of ...
... possessed by seventh sons . Supporters of the royal monopoly denounced such impostures . I shall presume , ' wrote Dr John Browne in his Charisma , ' that there is no Christian so void of Religion and Devotion as to deny the gift of ...
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... possessed a morbid passion for building pyramids and columns from the skulls of his enemies . At the capture of Baghdad as many as one - hundred- and - twenty of these pyramids were constructed of severed heads . In some respects ...
... possessed a morbid passion for building pyramids and columns from the skulls of his enemies . At the capture of Baghdad as many as one - hundred- and - twenty of these pyramids were constructed of severed heads . In some respects ...
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... possessed by tenants - in - chief . Under the firm rule of Charlemagne , the tenants - in - chief were kept under some degree of discipline by his missi dominici or royal commissars , but on the break - up of the Carolingian Empire the ...
... possessed by tenants - in - chief . Under the firm rule of Charlemagne , the tenants - in - chief were kept under some degree of discipline by his missi dominici or royal commissars , but on the break - up of the Carolingian Empire the ...
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The King as Magician II | 11 |
The King as God | 27 |
The King as Warrior | 47 |
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