The boy travellers in southern Europe : adventures of two youths in a journey through Italy, southern France, and Spain, with visits to Gibraltar and the islands of Sicily and Malta (1893)
Knox, Thomas Wallace, 1835-1896 · New York : Harper & Brothers · leaf 140
sufficient quantity remaining to give an air of antiquity to the place. Near Pavia, said Frank, is the famous Certosa, a monasterywhich was founded in 1396. It has suffered various vicissitudes, hav-ing been suppressed two or three times, and at one period occupiedas a military post. It contains… … FRANCIS I.—[From Medal in the British Museum.] 120 THE BOY TRAVELLERS IN SOUTHERN EUROPE. It is known in history, replied Fred, as the Battle of Pa via. How long ago was it fought ? the girl next asked. On February 24, 1525, nearly four centuries ago, Fred replied. It was fought between the French…
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