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  Peter of Blois
Peter of Blois (1135 (?) - 1203 (?)) was a French poet and diplomat who wrote in Latin.
Peter of Blois studied law and theology at the Sorbonne.
Peter became the tutor to King William II of Sicily in 1167.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/pe/Peter_of_Blois.html   (106 words)

  
 The Gauntlet by Ronald Welch: book review
Peter has just a few weeks to learn the basics of swordsmanship before Carreg Cennen is besieged by the Welsh and the stage is set for a bloody battle, in which Peter has an important part to play.
Peter arrives in the castle as a ready-made character - he is mistaken for the son of the lord, Roger de Blois.
Peter de Blois has, it seems, been away for four years staying in another castle in a remote part of England and so is not well-known to his parents at first.
www.readingmatters.co.uk /book.php?id=13   (612 words)

  
 Biography: de Blois, Canon Peter
In 1996 Peter was appointed Director of Music at the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Wellington and quickly developed the choir into one of the leading cathedral choirs in New Zealand.
Peter, a former member of the celebrated New Zealand National Youth Choir for nine years, is the first to have also served as Assistant to the Musical Director of the TOWER New Zealand Youth Choir, completing a 2-year term in 2001.
Peter was appointed an Advisor to the Royal School of Church Music in New Zealand in 2003 and Deputy Chair of the Auckland branch in 2006.
www.holy-trinity.org.nz /115.php   (534 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Blois   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Prior to the Revolution, the Diocese of Blois was less extensive than at present, almost the entire arrondissement of Romorantin being subject to the Bishopric of Orléans, and the Bas-Vendômois to that of Mans.
Peter of Blois, who came from the Abbey of St. Laumer, was conspicuous in the twelfth century for his defence of St. Thomas Becket and for encouraging devotion to the Blessed virgin.
The Venerable Charles of Blois, killed in 1364 at the Battle of Auray, was the son of Guy, count of Blois.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/02602b.htm   (451 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Blois   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Peter of Blois PETER OF BLOIS [Peter of Blois], 1135?-1203?, French writer.
Charles of Blois CHARLES OF BLOIS [Charles of Blois] (Charles of Châtillon), c.1319-1364, duke of Brittany; nephew of Philip VI of France.
Continuously at war with his neighbors (Brittany, Blois, Touraine, Normandy), he vastly increased his lands, notably by seizing Saumur, and became a powerful lord in N France, meeting with scant resistance from the weakened kings.
www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Blois   (657 words)

  
 History of the Christian Church, Volume V: The Middle Ages. A.D. 1049-1294.
Reverent as the Saxon kings had been towards the pope, as was shown in their visits to Rome and the payment of Peter’s Pence, the wild condition of the country during the invasions of the Danes offered little attraction to the Church rulers of the South.
Peter’s Pence, which seems to have started with Offa II., king of Mercia, in the eighth century and was the first monetary tribute of the English people to Rome, was originally a free gift but subsequently was treated as a debt.
Jensen, D. englische Peterspfennig, Heidelb., 1903, and Liebermann, The Peter’s Pence and the Population of Engl.
www.ccel.org /ccel/schaff/hcc5.ii.xvii.vii.html?bcb=0   (3121 words)

  
 Carmina Burana   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Walter of Châtillon and Philip the Chancellor are conspicuous among the authors of the satires, the force of their works deriving from learned and allusive use of Scripture.
Peter of Blois is found in the section of satirical verse and the section of love poetry.
His verse forms achieve a new degree of delicacy and sophistication, and his erotic poetry owes much to a close study of classical poets, particularly Ovid.
www.orbilat.com /Encyclopaedia/C/Carmina_Burana.html   (292 words)

  
 Peter de Blois
A statesman and theologian, born at Blois about 1130; died about 1203.
He appears to have first studied at Tours, and was, perhaps, the disciple of Jean de Salisbury, who taught in Paris from 1140 to 1150; he studied law in Bologna, and theology in Paris, where he taught the liberal arts.
II (Paris, 1902), 203, dealing with Peter's Ars dictaminis.
www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/p/peter_de_blois.html   (596 words)

  
 PETER OF COURTENAY (d.... - Online Information article about PETER OF COURTENAY (d....
Constantinople), was a son of Peter of Courtenay (d.
law, the emperor Henry, died without sons in 1216, Peter was chosen as his successor, and with a small See also:
Peter thus never governed his empire, which, however, was ruled for a See also:
encyclopedia.jrank.org /PER_PIG/PETER_OF_COURTENAY_d_1219_.html   (482 words)

  
 Richard III Society--Croyland Chronicle
A wish to surpass the alleged antiquity of Cambridge, as supported by the narrative of Peter of Blois, may possibly have prompted the insertion of this testimony in favor of Oxford.
Lappenberg (12) informs us that it is erroneously stated that Constantine fell at the battle of Brunenburgh, it being his son who was slain; and that the statement that the emperor Henry (who died in 936) sought the hand of Athelstan's daughter for his son Otho is a mistake.
That Peter of Blois was on intimate terms with abbat Henry de Longchamp we have some right to conclude from the zealous manner in which we know he stood forward in support (15) of his brother, Chancellor William de Longchamp, bishop of Ely.
www.r3.org /bookcase/croyland/croy1.html   (2642 words)

  
 11th & 12th Century Chroniclers of Anglo-Norman Kings   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The period following the death of Henry I in 1135 and prior to the rule of Henry II were somewhat chaotic in England, dominated by the struggle between King Stephen and his cousin, the Empress Matilda, who was the daughter of Henry I and the mother of Henry II.
He was crowned by Thomas, the archbishop of York, because, at this period, Anselm, archbishop of Canterbury was in exile Receiving royal homage and the oaths of fealty from.
From Ingulf’s Chronicle of the Abbey of Croyland with the Continuation of Peter of Blois, trans.
www.angevin.org /chroniclers.htm   (2860 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Peter of Blois (British And Irish History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Peter of Blois, British And Irish History, Biographies
Peter of Blois[blwA] Pronunciation Key, 1135?–1203?, French writer.
From 1167 to 1169 he was tutor to King William II of Sicily.
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 Blois — FactMonster.com
The Treaties of Blois, signed in 1504–5, were a temporary settlement of the Italian Wars.
Charles of Blois - Charles of Blois (Charles of Châtillon), c.1319–1364, duke of Brittany; nephew of...
Peter of Blois - Peter of Blois, 1135?–1203?, French writer.
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 Medieval Sourcebook: Peter of Blois: Description of Henry II [Letter no. 66: to Walter, archbishop of Palermo, 1177)]
Peter of Blois: Description of Henry II [Letter no. 66: to Walter, archbishop of Palermo, 1177)]
To Walter, by the grace of God archbishop of Palermo, once associate, now lord and dearest friend in Christ, Peter of Blois sends greeting and wished continual success of your desires.
The blessed Lord God of Israel, who visited and made his mercy upon you, raised you up in need from the dust, so that you may sit with kings and princes and may hold the throne of glory.
www.fordham.edu /halsall/source/1177peterblois-hen2.html   (1745 words)

  
 Peter of Blois - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Peter studied law in Bologna and theology in Paris.
Peter went with Stephen du Perche and Walter of the Mill to Sicily in 1166 and there became the tutor to King William II in 1167.
Some Letters of Peter of Blois concerning Sicily.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Peter_of_Blois   (175 words)

  
 Peter de Blois   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Peter de Blois graduated in Performance Voice from the School of Music, Victoria University, where his teacher was Emily Mair.
After serving as organ scholar and sub-organist at St Paul’s Cathedral, Dunedin, sub-organist at Christchurch Cathedral, and assistant director of music at the Wellington Cathedral of St Paul, he spent two years as a lay clerk at Ely Cathedral in England.
Currently director of music at the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Sacred Heart and assistant conductor of The Tudor Consort, Peter teaches singing and is active nationally as a tenor soloist.
canterbury.cyberplace.co.nz /community/chchcitychoir/blois.html   (151 words)

  
 Tales of the Middle Ages - Food and Drink
Peter of Blois decribed in a letter wine served at Henry II's court:
At the royal court, according to Peter of Blois, the ale was not much better than the wine - it was "horrid to the taste and abominable to the sight."
There was a correct way to do everything, from the laying of cloths to the cutting of trenchers and carving of meat.
www.godecookery.com /mtales/mtales14.htm   (1361 words)

  
 The Gauntlet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Description: One misty summer afternoon, Peter Staunton was wandering near the ruined castle of Carreg Cennen in the hill country of the Welsh border.
This is the start of an adventure that takes him back in time to the 14th century, when his Norman ancestors held the castle.
Now, as Peter de Blois, he is plunged into a bewildering medieval world of chivalry and honor, of archery and falconry, of grand feasts and castles, but most of all, of heart-pounding jousting tournaments.
www.stjohnfisherforum.org /detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=CAY2165   (148 words)

  
 PETER OF BLOIS [PETRUS... - Online Information article about PETER OF BLOIS [PETRUS...
Rouen, as secretary, Peter entered the employ of See also:
Peter's writings fall into four classes, letters, See also:
End of Article: PETER OF BLOIS [PETRUS BLESENSIS] (c.
encyclopedia.jrank.org /PER_PIG/PETER_OF_BLOIS_PETRUS_BLESENSIS.html   (589 words)

  
 house of mirrors
It's essentially a set of utilities that I found useful while developing and debugging Sparkle, the feedback from the rest of the Sparkle developers has been quite positive so I'm hoping other WPF developers will find it useful as well.
The only tricky part was delaying the actual dialog close to allow time for the outro animations to complete, but that really was quite trivial.
In the next few days I'll go into some details about the trigger/action design, but the basic princible is to allow Xaml to play a larger role in the View part of a Model-View UI separation.
blois.us /blog   (1492 words)

  
 The "In Between" Coming
Donald Armentrout, a professor at Sewanee, quoted Peter of Blois, a 12th century spiritual writer - that's all I know about him because he is not in the Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church.
Peter of Blois wrote this about eight hundred years ago:
As we remember and anticipate, Christ comes again in our soul, in the words of Peter of Bloise, it is a coming "mysterious and full of love," he comes as "the tenderest of friends." And, in the words of a more modern divine:
www.ghg.net /trinity11/Sermons-1998/srmn1224.htm   (675 words)

  
 Peter of Blois - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
PETER OF BLOIS [Peter of Blois], 1135?-1203?, French writer.
Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "Peter of Blois" at HighBeam.
Mirror of His Beauty: Feminine Images of God from the Bible to the Early Kabbalah.(Book Review)
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 Henry I and Thomas Becket: Lesson Commentary
For example, Peter of Blois is expressing an opinion when he wrote: "I hardly dare say it, but I believe that in
For example, Peter of Blois is expressing a fact when he wrote: "Many a time when the king was sleeping, a message would be passed from his chamber about a city or town he intended to go to."
In source 7, Peter of Blois argues that Henry was constantly inquiring what "everyone was doing, especially judges whom he made
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /NORhenrycommentary.htm   (2033 words)

  
 UK Family Trees   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Peter Blois has done an impressive job of researching his Fickling ancestry.
You may view Peter's work on his excellent web site at http://freespace.virgin.net/peter.blois.
Peter welcomes contact from cousins and you may e-mail Peter at peter.blois@virgin.net.
www.ficklin-fickling.org /uktrees.htm   (309 words)

  
 Peter of Blois
This letter was composed by Peter of Blois in 1173 at the request of his patron, Rotrou the Archbishop of Rouen (and no doubt at the request of the archbishop's patron, King Henry II).
Eleanor was succeeding in her revolt against her king and husband.
Translation by M. Markowski [M-Markow@wcslc.edu] of Peter of Blois' Letter 154 from the Latin text in Chartres Ms #208; Cf.
history.hanover.edu /courses/excerpts/344blois.html   (859 words)

  
 http://www.uwm.edu/%7Ecarlin/highmedoutlines05-wk8.htm
Peter of Blois: Description of Henry II, 1177
Edward Grim: The Murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket, 29 Dec. 1170
Peter of Blois: Letter to Queen Eleanor, 1173
www.uwm.edu /~carlin/highmedoutlines05-wk8.htm   (373 words)

  
 Henry II Lesson
Put the following events in the order that they took place and explain the connection between them: (a) The Treaty of Westminster; (b) The death of Henry I; (c) The civil war between Stephen and Matilda; (d) The death of Henry I's son William.
Select passages from source 7 that are examples of Peter of Blois expressing (i) an opinion (ii) a statement of fact.
Why would historians be interested in finding out the dates when Gerald of Wales, Ralph of Diss and Peter of Blois wrote and published their accounts of Henry II?
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /NORhenrylesson.htm   (257 words)

  
 Britannia: Sources of British History
PETER of BLOIS, 1070-1117 AD on William II, Rufus
From Ingulf's Chronicle of the Abbey of Croyland with the Continuation of Peter of Blois
Reproduced by kind permission of The Medieval Source Book
www.britannia.com /history/docs/rufus.html   (339 words)

  
 Buywell Just Classical - 'Gareth Farr - Te Papa' CD Label: Morrison Music Trust, Cat. No. MMT2026 (or MMT 2026)
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Te Papa was first performed on the 14 February 1998 at the opening of The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra with soloists Mere Boynton, Virginia-Marie Stack and Peter de Blois.
The single was released in conjunction with Te Papa on the 14 February 1999 as part of its first anniversary celebrations.
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