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> [“In the eleventh century obese English king William the Conqueror took to bed and consumed nothing but alcohol to shed pounds, a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-sax/in-the-eleventh-century-obese-english-king-william-the-conqueror-took/)

[David Sax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-sax/)

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> [Their chief residence was Bagdad, where they remained until the eleventh century, an age fatal in Oriental history, from the disasters of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isaac-d-israeli/their-chief-residence-was-bagdad-where-they-remained-until-the/)

[Isaac D'Israeli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isaac-d-israeli/)

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> [“By the end of the eleventh century, Jews were being squeezed out of international trade and into occupations forbidden to Jews, Christians,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phyllis-goldstein/by-the-end-of-the-eleventh-century-jews-were-being-squeezed-out-of/)

[Phyllis Goldstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phyllis-goldstein/)

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> [“an eleventh-century CE Muslim prince from Tabaristan wrote in a book for his son, “Make it your constant endeavor to improve cultivation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-christian/an-eleventh-century-ce-muslim-prince-from-tabaristan-wrote-in-a-book/)

[David Christian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-christian/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/207/david-christian-7861_books_an-eleventh-century-ce-muslim-prince-fro_2927941.jpg)

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