6 sentences with “alliances”

All the northern Italian city-states were caught in the crossfire of alliances and counter-alliances that ensued;

However, Henry V died quickly and the conflict erupted into a series of alliances and counter-alliances between rival factions of English and French nobles.

These were open and publicly known alliances rather than hidden deals made behind closed doors; client groups accompanied their patron to senate or assembly meetings as a show of strength.

Moreover, Alexander the Great was happy to offer alliances and concessions to surrendering Persian subjects, sometimes even honouring with lands and positions those who had fought against him and lost honourably.

While some pragmatic alliances between Protestant groups would eventually arise due to persecution or war, for the most part each Protestant denomination claimed to have exclusive access to religious truth, regarding all others as hopelessly ignorant and, indeed, doomed to hell.

Once a kingdom converted to Christianity, it could consider itself a member of the network of civilised societies, enter into alliances and trade with other kingdoms, and receive official recognition from the emperor (who still exercised considerable prestige and authority, even outside areas of direct Byzantine control).