In the interior of the cathedral are numerous specimens of monumental sculpture; among which the most remarkable are those of Robert, Duke of Normandy, and Richard the Second.
— from The Ports, Harbours, Watering-places and Picturesque Scenery of Great Britain Vol. 2 by W. (William) Finden
Joined to this expedition, though probably not marching in the same body, were the troops of Robert, Duke of Normandy, and Stephen, Count of Blois.
— from Cassell's History of England, Vol. 1 (of 8) From the Roman Invasion to the Wars of the Roses by Anonymous
In a side-chapel is the tomb of Robert, Duke of Normandy, eldest son of the conqueror.
— from From Gretna Green to Land's End: A Literary Journey in England. by Katharine Lee Bates
Bloody Brother, The, or Rollo, Duke of Normandy , 214 -216 , 252 , 282 .
— from Tragedy by Ashley Horace Thorndike
During a performance of Fletcher's tragedy of "Rollo, Duke of Normandy," in which such excellent actors as Lowin, Taylor, Pollard, Burt, and Hart were concerned, a party of troopers beset the house, broke in about the middle of the play, and carried off the players, accoutred as they were in their stage dresses, to Hatton House, then a prison, where, after being detained some time, they were plundered of their clothes and dismissed.
— from A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character by Dutton Cook
This is one of the old residence districts of New York and the inhabitants generally are noted for being good thinkers and earnest people.
— from Universal Brotherhood, Volume XIII, No. 11, February 1899 A Magazine Devoted to the Brotherhood of Humanity, the Theosophical Movement, Philosophy, Science and Art by Various
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