ROBERT THE STRONG

d. 866, French warrior, marquess of Neustria; father of the French kings Eudes and Robert I and ancestor of the Capetians. He joined the rebellious nobles against Charles II, Emperor of the West. They invited Louis the German to invade France (858). Becoming reconciled to Charles in 861, Robert was charged with the defense of the country between the Seine and the Loire, from which he repelled the Bretons and the Normans. He was killed fighting against the Normans.

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books on: Robert the Strong  - 61884 results

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1.
The King Embodies the Word: Robert D'Anjou and the Politics of Preaching
Book by Darleen N. Pryds; Brill, 2000
Subjects: Christianity And Politics--History, Preaching--Italy--History--Middle Ages, 600-1500, Robert--King Of Naples--Ca. 1275-1343, Sermons, Medieval--Italy--History And Criticism
...reasons to side with the older claimants case...will had supported Roberts succession; Florentine bankers sought a strong Guelph party to act...Tuscany were especially strong in this endeavor. Not only was Robert dependent on Florentine...defenses against the new imperial claimant...
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Owen Meredith: A Critical Biography of Robert, First Earl of Lytton
Book by Aurelia Brooks Harlan; Columbia University Press, 1946
Subjects: Lytton, Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton--Earl Of--1831-1891
...period of probation Robert might still fill the attacheship which...a keeper, became stronger. He filled his...Literary Letters of Robert Lytton , ed. by...3 Ibid. In the course of time the...interests were too strong to allow the thought...
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The Dramatic Imagination of Robert Browning: A Literary Life
Book by Richard S. Kennedy, Donald S. Hair; University of Missouri Press, 2007
Subjects: Browning, Elizabeth Barrett--1806-1861, Browning, Elizabeth Barrett--1806-1861--Friends And Associates, Browning, Robert--1812-1889, Browning, Robert--1812-1889--Friends And Associates, Married People--Great Britain--Biography, Poets, English--19th Century--Biography
...was sufficiently strong that he was able...never developed the love for the German...seventeenth birthday, Robert decided to withdraw...Elizabeth and to Domett, Robert mentions the Troades and Hippolytus...a sour view of the Robert Browning family...
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Taken at the Flood: Robert E. Lee and Confederate Strategy in the Maryland Campaign of 1862
Book by Joseph L. Harsh; Kent State University Press, 1999
Subjects: Confederate States Of America--Military Policy, Lee, Robert E--(Robert Edward)--1807-1870--Military Leadership, Maryland Campaign, 1862, Strategy--History--19th Century
...There can be no doubt that Robert E. Lee awoke on the morning of the 2d determined...and from Centreville, but the enemy remained in a strong defensive line behind Difficult...again John Pope had lost the will to defend a strong position. In spite of the...
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Life of Robert, Marquis of Salisbury
Book by Lady Gwendolen Cecil; Hodder and Stoughton, 1921
Subjects: Eastern Question, Great Britain--Politics And Government--1837-1901, Salisbury, Robert Cecil--Marquess Of--1830-1903
...Liberals. This group of strong politicians were...successor to Sir Robert Inglis, and they...candidate to contest the seat in their interest...Conservative lines, strong in his age, in his...popularity and in the marvellous skill...scene in which Lord Robert first achieved distinction...
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Why the Strong Lose
Journal article by Jeffrey Record; Parameters, Vol. 35, 2005
Subjects: Military history--Analysis, United States--Military aspects, United States--Strategic aspects
...mounted by an enemy waging a total war against a stronger power, a power for which the outcome of that war could never be remotely as...morale." (5) A year later, Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara remarked to an acquaintance, "I never...
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"The Strong Arm of the Military Power of the United States": The Chicago Fire, the Constitution, and Reconstruction
Journal article by Andrew L. Slap; Civil War History, Vol. 47, 2001
Subjects: Great Chicago Fire of 1871--Social aspects, Military policy--History, Reconstruction--Social aspects, United States history--1865-1898, United States. Army--History, War and emergency powers--Evaluation
...indicated that a majority of Republicans did not fear "the strong arm of the military power of the United States," or always demand...M. Palmer: The Story of an Earnest Life (Cincinnati: Robert Clarke Company, 1901), 357. (2.) Allen W. Trelease...
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Frank Capra's 1920s Immigrant Trilogy: Immigration, Assimilation, and the American Dream
Journal article by Jonathan J. Cavallero; MELUS, Vol. 29, 2004
Subjects: Capra, Frank--Criticism and interpretation, For the Love of Mike (Motion picture)--Criticism and interpretation, Immigrants--Portrayals, Motion pictures--Criticism and interpretation, Movies--Criticism and interpretation, The Strong Man (Motion picture)--Criticism and interpretation, The Younger Generation (Motion picture)--Criticism and interpretation
...immigrant and ethnic identities are, if not a strong influence, then at least an important issue...Capra, Coppola, and Scorsese (1990) was the first work to devote itself to arguing...scholars of ethnic studies. In recent years, Robert Sklar and John Paul Russo have followed...
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The Monstrosity of Heroism: Grettir Asmundarson as an Outsider (1)
Journal article by Janice Hawes; Scandinavian Studies, Vol. 80, 2008
Subjects: Heroism--Portrayals, Saga of Grettir the Strong (Folk tale)--Criticism and interpretation, Sagas--Criticism and interpretation
...than you now are, though you may be strong enough.... Up until now...defeated in battle, acquires power over the future of the saga hero and stunts the...affects Grettirs place in his society. Robert Cook, for instance, argues that Grettir...
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Robert Browning's "Dramatic Lyrics": Contribution to a Genre
Journal article by Randa Abou-Bakr; Alif: Journal of Comparative Poetics, 2001
Subjects: Browning, Robert--Criticism and interpretation, Emotions--Portrayals, Lyrics--Authorship, Poetry--Authorship, Poets--Criticism and interpretation
...personal experience may release the strongest emotion. (Selected...Evelyn Hope" provides by far the strongest example of the humorous/satirical...a predominantly dramatic poem. The strongly "dramatic" character of some of...
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The Strong-And Smart-Survive
Magazine article by Earl G. Graves Sr.; Black Enterprise, Vol. 39, June 2009
Subjects: Advertising agencies--Achievements and awards, Business enterprises--Rankings, PRWT Services Inc.--Achievements and awards, Pharmaceutical services--Achievements and awards, Recessions--Influence, Recessions--United States
...separating the wheat from the chaff. The strong and smart not only survive--they flourish, pointing the way to new paradigms of business performance...Advertising Agency of the Year. With CEO Robert Wingo at the helm, Sanders\Wingo has generated...
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The Strong, Violent Type
Magazine article by Barbara Ehrenreich; The Progressive, Vol. 67, January 2003
Subjects: Disabled veterans--Psychological aspects, Murder--Psychological aspects
The strong, violent type by Barbara...a result of this war than the enemy manages to kill in battle...school professors killed by Robert Flores last October and a...months on end, not knowing how strong the enemy was or when the fighting...
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Talkin' about the Revolution Jimmy Carter & Robert Morgan: Call It Serendipity, Call It the Fulfillment of the Long-Standing Promise That the South Would Rise Again. This Fall, Two Writers with Strong Ties to the Region Are Coming out with Novels That Reexamine Its Underestimated Role in America's War for Independence
Magazine article; Book, November 2003
Subjects: American Revolution, 1775-1783--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Authors, American--Attitudes, Authors, American--Works, Books--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Brave Enemies: A Novel of the American Revolution (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Carter, Jimmy--Attitudes, Carter, Jimmy--Works, Ex-presidents--Attitudes, Ex-presidents--Works, Morgan, Robert--Attitudes, Morgan, Robert--Works, The Hornet's Nest: A Novel of the Revolutionary War (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...revolution Jimmy Carter Robert Morgan: call it serendipity, call it the fulfillment of the long-standing...fall, two writers with strong ties to the region are...North Carolina native Robert Morgan, a poet, essayist...Brave Enemies: A Novel of the American Revolution; it...
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Pride and Prudence
Magazine article by Jacob Heilbrunn; The National Interest, March 2008
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, George H. W. Bush (Book)--Book reviews, Henry Kissinger and the American Century (Book)--Book reviews, Richard M. Nixon (Book)--Book reviews, Richard M. Nixon: A Life in Full (Book)--Book reviews, The Conviction of Richard Nixon: The Untold Story of the Frost/Nixon Interviews (Book)--Book reviews, The Strong Man: John Mitchell and the Secrets of Watergate (Book)--Book reviews
...James Rosen, The Strong Man: John Mitchell and the Secrets of Watergate...II, the GOP, led by Robert Taft (widely known...James Rosens superb The Strong Man, which is scheduled...Defense Secretary Robert Gates, the administration has...
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Warrior and Gentleman's Gentleman: Despite Being a Battle-Hardened General, Robert E. Lee Never Lost His Most Admirable Trait: His Devotion to God, Friends, Duty, and Honor
Magazine article; The New American, Vol. 23, July 23, 2007
Subjects: Generals--Excerpts, Generals--Military aspects, Generals--Rites, ceremonies and celebrations, Lee, Robert E. (American general)--Military aspects, Lee, Robert E. (American general)--Rites, ceremonies and celebrations
...wrote in Lee After The War, "Never would Robert E. Lee scramble for favor." Although still...things are awarded at Washington, and how the President will be besieged by claimants...of a true gentleman. The power which the strong have over the weak, the magistrate over...
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City Bulletin: Heavyweights Lead the Strong Gains as Footsie's Roller-Coaster Ride Goes on; in Association with Arad Consulting Robert Hugggins
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), December 3, 2008
Subjects: Airlines, British Airways PLC
...Heavyweights Lead the Strong Gains as Footsies...Arad Consulting Robert Hugggins...Editor Sion Barry STRONG gains for heavyweights...Prospects for the London market...came up against strong comparatives with...earlier. Shares in the high street trader...
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Only the Strong Survive; Pennebaker Has Soul of a Musician
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, May 10, 2003
Subjects: Dylan, Bob
...drawn to live music and why, with "Only the Strong Survive," they felt compelled to pick up the thread of the ongoing story of soul music...Associates, Richard Leacock, Albert Maysles and Robert Drew, he was a pioneer in the 50s of cinema...
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New Battle of Bannockburn; HISTORY: Robert the Bruce Led Scots in Defeat of Edward II
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), July 27, 2008
Subjects: Historic sites
...NTS owns the Bannockburn site, where Scots forces led by Robert the Bruce defeated the English army of Edward II in 1314...kings own bodyguard. As few as one-third of the 16,000- strong English force are thought to have survived, and the victory...
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The Royal Burgh; EXCLUSIVE Lady in Red Singer Chris Has Another Claim to Fame - He's Related to Robert the Bruce. Now He's Set to Make History of His Own by Being the First Western Pop Star to Play in Iran in 30 Years
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), March 22, 2008
...exclusively to the Record, Chris said: "I am related to Robert the Bruce on my mothers side. "My grandfather, General de...to Ireland and this melody came out. "I sensed a real strong impulse to write something for her. "Rather than make...
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Societies Fight to the Death; Only the Strong Will Remain as Regulator Gets Ready to Push Vulnerable into Hands of Rivals
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), May 24, 2009
...more consolidation but we should emerge a stronger sector, he said. We can see encouraging signs in the property market. It is early days but if...oil on the fire. IN ITS FAVOUR: New boss Robert Sharpe is a deal maker, but he could be...
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encyclopedia articles on: Robert the Strong  - 104 results

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Robert the Strong
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ROBERT THE STRONG d. 866, French warrior, marquess of Neustria; father of the French kings Eudes and Robert I and ancestor of the Capetians...reconciled to Charles in 861, Robert was charged with the defense of the country between...
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Motherwell, Robert
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
MOTHERWELL, ROBERT 1915 91, American...colleges and during the early 1940s he...shapes, painted in strong, austere colors...brought together in The Collected Writings of Robert Motherwell (1993...S. Engberg, Robert Motherwell: The Complete Prints...
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Lansing, Robert
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
LANSING, ROBERT 1864 1928, U.S. Secretary of State (1915 20), b. Watertown, N.Y. An authority in the field of international law, he founded the...after the latters resignation. Lansing was a strong, although not outspoken, advocate of U.S...
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Laird, Melvin Robert
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
LAIRD, MELVIN ROBERT 1922 , American politician...After serving (1942 46) in the navy during World War...military budget and a strong nuclear defense posture...cabinet and presided over the shift from a conscripted...army. He supported (1970) the invasion of Cambodia and...
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Bourassa, Robert
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BOURASSA, ROBERT 1933 96, Canadian political leader. He received a law degree from the Univ. of Montreal (1957) and later studied at...Quebec autonomy within a sovereign Canada and a strong supporter of the failed Meech Lake Accord...
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