5000 Facts and Fancies: A Cyclopaedia of Important, Curious, Quaint, and Unique Information in History, Literature, Science, Art, and Nature ... |
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... Charles V. , Emperor of Germany , James II of England Philip V of Spain . Victor Amadeus of Sardinia ......... . Charles of the Two Sicilies . Amadeus of Spain .... Milan I of Servia ......... ( 2 ) Compulsory . John Balliol of Scotland ...
... Charles V. , Emperor of Germany , James II of England Philip V of Spain . Victor Amadeus of Sardinia ......... . Charles of the Two Sicilies . Amadeus of Spain .... Milan I of Servia ......... ( 2 ) Compulsory . John Balliol of Scotland ...
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... ( Charles VI ) , who had lost his reason . Early in the 15th century , the use of playing - cards spread all over Europe . A duty was first placed on playing- cards in England in 1615 . estimated that from 14,000,000 to 15,000,000 packs ...
... ( Charles VI ) , who had lost his reason . Early in the 15th century , the use of playing - cards spread all over Europe . A duty was first placed on playing- cards in England in 1615 . estimated that from 14,000,000 to 15,000,000 packs ...
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... Charles , however , again denounced the heresy , and put all that embraced it under the ban of the Empire . Diet of Spires . An assembly of German princes convoked by the Em- peror Charles V of Germany , at Spires in Bavaria , in 1529 ...
... Charles , however , again denounced the heresy , and put all that embraced it under the ban of the Empire . Diet of Spires . An assembly of German princes convoked by the Em- peror Charles V of Germany , at Spires in Bavaria , in 1529 ...
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