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Born February 16, 1075 • near Shrewsbury • England
Died c.1142
Subjects Of Study Norman Conquest • England • France • Normandy
Edward I
Edward I
king of England
John of England
John
king of England
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Frederick Herman, duke of Schomberg
German soldier
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Arthur I
duke of Brittany
Alexis de Tocqueville
Alexis de Tocqueville
French historian and political writer
Philip II.
Philip II
king of France
Lamartine, detail of an oil painting by François Gérard; in the Musée National de Versailles et des Trianons
Alphonse de Lamartine
French poet, historian, and statesman
Parkman, Francis
Francis Parkman
American historian
Stone effigy of Eleanor of Aquitaine on her tomb, shown lying down and holding an open book, with traces of blue, red, and white paint on her robes and veil.
Eleanor of Aquitaine
queen consort of France and England
The elevation of Marc Bloch to the Pantheon
Marc Bloch
French historian
Adolphe Thiers
Adolphe Thiers
French statesman and historian
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Lucien Paul Victor Febvre
French historian
Jules Michelet, detail of an oil painting by Thomas Couture; in the Carnavalet Museum, Paris.
Jules Michelet
French historian
François Guizot
François Guizot
French politician and historian
Barnave, Antoine
Antoine Barnave
French politician
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Jacques-Auguste de Thou
French statesman and historian
Louis VI
Louis VI
king of France
Ollivier, photograph by P. Petit; in the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris
Émile Ollivier
French statesman
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Jean III de Grailly, lord de Buch
French soldier
Commynes, portrait drawing by Jacques Le Bouco, 16th century; in the Municipal Library Arras, Fr.
Philippe de Commynes
French statesman

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