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In fourteenth-century England, it was adapted from an older French word employed for “mouthful,” gobe.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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In fourteenth-century England, it was adapted from an older French word employed for “mouthful,” gobe.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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A fourteenth-century peasant revolt in England targeted local Flemish, who were resented for their wealth and entrepreneurial success.
Bloodlust Russell Jacoby 2011
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“Truth taught me once to love them each one,” William Langland wrote in his fourteenth-century epic poem Piers Plowman.
World Wide Mind Michael chorost 2011
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Your previous novel, Codex, is a thriller about a fourteenth-century manuscript and a sinister high-tech computer game.
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Perhaps not until Joanna in fourteenth-century Naples or Elizabeth I of England would another woman show such political shrewdness and staying power as did Cleopatra during her years atop the throne of Egypt.
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Those fourteenth-century travelers had a different reason and motivation to tell stories for their journey, but it was still a good jumping-off point for Eliza.
Eliza’s Freedom Road Jerdine Nolen 2011
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Those fourteenth-century travelers had a different reason and motivation to tell stories for their journey, but it was still a good jumping-off point for Eliza.
Eliza’s Freedom Road Jerdine Nolen 2011
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But knowing how to behave and speak like a proper fourteenth-century lady and actually doing it all the time were often two totally unconnected activities for her.
Healing the Highlander Melissa Mayhue 2011
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“Truth taught me once to love them each one,” William Langland wrote in his fourteenth-century epic poem Piers Plowman.
World Wide Mind Michael chorost 2011
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