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When he had got to the foot of Mount Lobitzus, a violent and most unseasonable snow-storm overtook him, for it was the 24th September,...

But such licence is not granted to writers of history. Wherefore if in speaking of this queen we have treated great themes somewhat too...

This my grandmother changed for the better, and restored a commendable state of morals. In her days you could have seen wonderful order reigning...

In earlier days too when she was still counted among the younger women, it was quite wonderful how she seemed to have ” an...

VII Such were the words of the Golden Bull. Men may perhaps marvel that my father, the Emperor, should have shown so much honour...

After I had taken the sceptre of empire, she could not bear to be dissociated from my work and from interesting herself in mine...

Although she cherished this hope in her heart and steadfastly yearned towards a higher life, yet she was, an the other hand, perhaps more...

And then with Alexius’ consent she sent for Cosmas (who had not yet resigned his seat), and some of the leaders of the sacred...

For such was the stateof Saul long ago; when God, because of the King’s presumptuousness, rent his kingdom in twain. Alexius was distraught with...

Then after Alexius Comnenus had been proclaimed Emperor, the Queen Maria, Constantine’s mother, in obedience to the Caesar’s suggestion, demanded from the Emperor a...