Contemporary chroniclers argued that John had fallen deeply in love with Isabella, and John may have been motivated by desire for an apparently beautiful, if rather young, girl.

Contemporary chroniclers state that John was sinfully lustful and lacking in piety.

Contemporary chroniclers catalogued his various anti-religious habits at length, including his failure to take communion, his blasphemous remarks, and his witty but scandalous jokes about church doctrine, including jokes about the implausibility of the Resurrection.

Contemporary German chroniclers considered this to be an abuse of power on the part of the Archbishop, which was made necessary by the existing political situation.

Contemporary chroniclers suggested that Henry argued that it would be in Stephen's own best interests to release the Empress and concentrate instead on attacking Robert, and Stephen may have seen Robert, not the Empress, as his main opponent at this point in the conflict.

Contemporary Arab and Muslim historians and chroniclers were much more interested in the second Umayyad siege of Constantinople in 718, which ended in a disastrous defeat.

Contemporary chroniclers made much of his close affinity with a succession of male favourites ; some condemned Edward for loving them " beyond measure " and " uniquely ", others explicitly referring to a " illicit and sinful union ".

Contemporary chroniclers allege that it was due to the young man's frustration that his father had given him no realm to rule, and feeling starved of funds.

Contemporary chroniclers saw this as a matter of concern ; Robert of Torigni suggested that as many as 1, 115 such castles had been built during the conflict, although this was probably an exaggeration as elsewhere he suggests an alternative figure of 126.

Contemporary chroniclers suggested that Henry argued that it would be in Stephen's own best interests to release the Empress and concentrate instead on attacking Robert, and Stephen may have seen Robert, not the Empress, as his main opponent at this point in the conflict.

Contemporary and near-contemporary chroniclers were generally negative in their attitudes towards Gaveston, blaming the royal favourite for many of the problems of the reign.

Contemporary chroniclers saw this as a matter of concern ; Robert of Torigny suggested that as many as 1, 115 such castles had been built during the conflict, although this was probably an exaggeration as elsewhere he suggests an alternative figure of 126.

Contemporary Byzantine chroniclers note with a mix of terror and fascination that the " Scandinavians were frightening both in appearance and in equipment, they attacked with reckless rage and neither cared about losing blood nor their wounds ".

Contemporary chroniclers recall the huge numbers of locusts swarming from the Wild Fields and destroying crops and grass, which forecast Tartar raids.

Contemporary chroniclers highly disagree about the personality of this king, and he portrayed both as a passive and irresolute man, as well as an eager and brave fighter.

Contemporary chroniclers such as Johann Schiltberger speak of three regions, all of which were called Bulgaria.

Contemporary records describe the paramount chief as being very tall and well built, with some of the chroniclers saying Tuaskaloosa stood a foot and a half taller than the Spaniards.

Contemporary hymnbooks did not contain music and were simply small books of religious poetry.

On the Adult Contemporary chart, all five songs were top 10 hits, with two of the five (" Baby Baby " and " That's What Love Is For ") reaching No. 1.

Contemporary Dutch virtues of independence, fortitude and industry were rendered fully recognizable among the Batavians in more scholarly history represented in Hugo Grotius ' Liber de Antiquitate Republicae Batavicorum ( 1610 ).

Contemporary scholars and patriots such as Noah Webster, John Trumbull, and Joel Barlow were instrumental in securing the passage of these statutes.

Contemporary critics such as Webbe and Puttenham praised his poetic ability, and his verses were published in several poetry miscellanies.

* Contemporary artists Jutta Koether, Carl Michael von Hausswolff, Kenneth Goldsmith, Eline McGeorge and Karl Holmqvist were commissioned to make new installation works in 2009 in response to Kurt Schiwtters as part of the Senses exhibition which took place in Alesund, Norway ( 2009 ) and at Chisenhale Gallery, London ( 2010 ).

Contemporary scientists were aware of the problems, but aether theory was so entrenched in physical law by this point that it was simply assumed to exist.

Contemporary scientists were greatly impressed by his botanical researches in North Africa, the Iberian Peninsula, the United Kingdom, the North Cape, and Russia.

Contemporary critics were divided in their view of the work's authenticity, but most now believe that Macpherson framed the poems himself, based old folk tales he had collected.

Two of the major institutions dealing with political science-the Institute of Contemporary Social Theories and the Institute of International Affairs-were disbanded, and most of their members were actually left without jobs and had to look for new professional careers.

The government made many efforts for cultural development: the National Museum of Korea, Seoul Arts Center, National Museum of Contemporary Art were all constructed during this time.

Contemporary nomenclature classified them as transvestites, and they were the most visible representatives of sexual minorities.

Adorno resumed his teaching duties at the university soon after his arrival, with seminars on " Kant ’ s Transcendental Dialectic ," aesthetics, Hegel, “ Contemporary Problems in the Theory of Knowledge ” and “ The Concept of Knowledge .” Adorno ’ s surprise at his students ' passionate interest in intellectual matters did not, however, blind him to continuing problems within Germany: The literary climate was dominated by writers who had remained in Germany during Hitler's rule, the government re-employed people who had been active in the Nazi apparatus and people were generally loath to own up to their own collaboration or the guilt they thus incurred.

Contemporary reviews all praised the play's humour, though some were cautious about its explicit lack of social messages, while others foresaw the modern consensus that it was the culmination of Wilde's artistic career so far.

It was later re-released on VHS in 1994 as part of a Billy Crystal collection, and in 1997 under the Contemporary Classics edition ; the latter release included trailers that were not included in the original VHS release.

Disney's Contemporary Resort, Disney's Polynesian Resort, and Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground were also completed in time for the park's opening on October 1, 1971.

Contemporary views of Cubism are complex, formed to some extent in response to the ‘ Salle 41 ’ Cubists, whose methods were too distinct from those of Picasso and Braque to be considered merely secondary to them.

Contemporary estimates were from 1 – 3 million unemployed — if the higher figure was correct, nearly a quarter of the labor force.

Contemporary crayons are purported to have originated in Europe where some of the first cylinder shaped crayons were made with charcoal and oil.

In 1989, fractals were part of the subject matter for an art show called Strange Attractors: Signs of Chaos at the New Museum of Contemporary Art.

Contemporary Egyptian music traces its beginnings to the creative work of luminaries such as Abdu-l Hamuli, Almaz, Sayed Mikkawi, and Mahmud Osman, who were all patronized by Khedive Ismail and who influenced the later work of Sayed Darwish, Umm Kulthum, Mohammed Abdel Wahab, Abdel Halim Hafez and other Egyptian music giants.

Contemporary sources provide total figures of losses for the French that are generally considered as exaggerated as those of the total size of the army, but convey the sense that casualties were immense.

* Contemporary soils carry imprints of pedogenic processes that were active in the past, although in many cases these imprints are difficult to observe or quantify.

* WECR-FM 102. 3 FM is an Adult Contemporary radio station, mostly music, also University of North Carolina Tar Heels sports network, and Carolina Panthers football.

Contemporary Hinduism is mostly monistic, or in some instances monotheistic ( see Hindu views on monotheism ).

The difference is mostly in the era and styles covered -- Easy Listening is mostly older music done in the style of standards from the early 20th century ( typical artists include Johnny Mathis and Frank Sinatra ) combined with Big Band music and more modern performers in the same style such as Céline Dion and Josh Groban, while Adult Contemporary focuses more on newer pop music from the 1970s on.

Contemporary scholarship disagrees, and finds a variety of possible explanations, including an order from Arcadius ordering him to evacuate the Eastern Empire the unreliability of his mostly barbarian troops, the revolt of Gildo in Africa, or the possibility that he simply was never as close to Alaric as Claudian suggests.

Paris has some of the world's largest and renowned museums, including the Louvre, which is the most visited art museum in the world, but also the Musée d ' Orsay, mostly devoted to impressionism, and Beaubourg, dedicated to Contemporary art.

Contemporary jian versions are often forged ( shaped with heat and hammer ) and assembled by mostly traditional methods for training of practitioners of Chinese martial arts around the world.

The Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Alfredo Zalce ( Alfredo Zalce Museum of Contemporary Art ) mostly contains works done by Alfredo Zalce and Efraín Vargas, both renowned Michoacán painters.

Contemporary children's play dollhouses are mostly in 1: 18 ( or 2 / 3 ") scale, while 1: 12 ( or 1 ") scale is common for dollhouses made for adult collectors.

Contemporary road testers were mostly full of praise for the Pacer, noting there were few cars that could match it on a performance for price basis.

Contemporary Australian poetry is mostly published by small, independent book publishers.

Contemporary humans-due to medical treatment, frequent washing of clothing and the body, and improved sanitation-are mostly free of parasites, particularly intestinal ones.

Contemporary Kantha is applied to a wider range of garments such as sarees, dupatta, shirts for men and women, bedding and other furnishing fabrics, mostly using cotton and silk.

Salem operates mostly four radio formats: Christian talk and teaching ( transmitted on AM in some areas and on FM in others ), Contemporary Christian music ( transmitted mostly on FM stations ), conservative News / Talk format ( transmitted on AM stations ), and Christian Teaching ( transmitted on AM stations ).

Shortly after Dees arrived, KHHT shifted their format to a hybrid of Rhythmic oldies and Urban Oldies, focusing mostly on urban rhythmic hits from 1970 to the mid 1990s, with some soul hits from the 1960s sprinkled into the mix, but continues to be labeled as a Rhythmic Adult Contemporary.

Within a few years, WJLB-FM had soared into the upper reaches of the Detroit Arbitron ratings and has been there ever since, despite picking up competition from several competitors including WHYT ( Power 96 ), which was mostly dance and Top 40 but in 1992 would flip to " 96. 3 Jamz " and aired a Rhythmic Contemporary format, and then in 1996 at the 105. 9 frequency, the former jazz-formatted WJZZ, which became WCHB-FM " The Beat " and later WDTJ " 105. 9 Jamz " ( now urban AC-formatted WDMK " 105. 9 Kiss-FM ").

Contemporary reviews for the single were mostly positive, with Billboard magazine describing the song as a " Big beat rhythm rocker with soft lyric ballad vocal and off-beat instrumental backing.