Nobles in example sentence

There was some murmuring among the damsels of Norman descent, who were as much unused to see the preference given to a Saxon beauty, as the Norman nobles were to sustain defeat in the games of chivalry which they themselves had introduced.

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Nobles could no longer manipulate local units to extract more rent from commoners, while the government could collect taxes more efficiently.

But nobles and clergymen came to despise his presence.

Scottland is still run by English nobles, and the highlanders never can seem to catch a break when dealing with them.

The meeting with the Shogun, the debates among the Japanese nobles and an assassination during an archery exhibit present an interesting look at the politics of the period.

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