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As the queen-mother drew near her end,76 and was lying ill at Blois, great events for France were culminating at the ch�teau.

From Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)

At the same time it must not be forgotten that during this period the art and culture of the Renaissance were culminating.

From Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots by Symonds, John Addington

Beth stole downstairs, bent on atoning in her own person by any sacrifice for all the sorrows, no matter by whom occasioned, which she felt were culminating in this final outburst of grief.

From The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius by Grand, Sarah

As the queen-mother drew near her end, and was lying ill at Blois, great events for France were culminating at the château.

From Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 4 France and the Netherlands, Part 2 by Halsey, Francis W. (Francis Whiting)

Meanwhile, events were culminating with terrible rapidity, and their threatening significance electrified the North.

From An Original Belle by Roe, Edward Payson