Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Chancellor of the Realm and Imperial Regent of Japan,
was inclined to encourage Christianity until he found out why European Powers were so keen on it.
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The Better Man
FromHolinshed’s Chronicles
Two monks vying for the abbot’s chair at one of England’s prestigious
monasteries each promised King William Rufus handsome rewards for his favour.
123
This Dreadful Innovation
ByEdmund Burke
Edmund Burke explained to the Duke of Bedford that in politics
there is very great difference between change and reform.
124
Miracles of St Olaf
BySnorro Sturluson
Snorro Sturluson records some of the miracles attributed to Olaf II,
King of Norway, after Englishman Bishop Grimkell declared him a saint.
125
Magnus ‘Barelegs’ Steers a Bold Course
BySnorro Sturluson
Magnus had just reasserted Norway’s authority over The Isles and Man,
when he stumbled into a party of Normans harassing the King of Gwynedd.
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Magnus ‘Barelegs’ Tours the Isles
BySnorro Sturluson
Barely a generation after Harald Hardrada narrowly missed out on taking the
English crown, his grandson Magnus re-asserted Norway’s authority over The Isles and Man.
