The story of the greatest nations, from the dawn of history to the twentieth century : a comprehensive history, founded upon the leading authorities, including a complete chronology of the world, and a pronouncing vocabulary of each nation . y at the Popes feet,accepted the empire as a papal gift, and swore to govern it as a vassal of theChurch. The first period of the papal wars was at an end, and the victory ofthe popes complete. The Prankish dynasty had thus supplied four emperors whose combinedreigns cover just a century (1024-1125). The first two sovereigns of thisline, Conrad H. and Henr
The story of the greatest nations, from the dawn of history to the twentieth century : a comprehensive history, founded upon the leading authorities, including a complete chronology of the world, and a pronouncing vocabulary of each nation . y at the Popes feet,accepted the empire as a papal gift, and swore to govern it as a vassal of theChurch. The first period of the papal wars was at an end, and the victory ofthe popes complete. The Prankish dynasty had thus supplied four emperors whose combinedreigns cover just a century (1024-1125). The first two sovereigns of thisline, Conrad H. and Henry HI., built up the strength of the cities, greatly in-creased the imperial power, and dominated the Church. Then came the child,Henry IV., and the folly of his early reign destroyed his authority utterly, andbuilt up that of the great nobles and the Popes. During his later years HenryIV. partly regained his ascendancy, and both he and his son, Henry V., clungtenaciously to what they considered their rights, through long and bitter civilwars. Then came the Saxon, Lothair, who sought peace with the Church, andthus managed to restore something of peace to distracted Germany, and some-thing of respect and dignity to the imperial
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