A sentence on the French Middle Ages.

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The period had been used as a sign of unity since the Merovingian and Carolingian scripts that had preceded Charlemagne's ascension to the throne, and had remained as such through the country's transition of power and Catholic hegemony.

Clive · Accepted Answer

Hi,

Do you have a question about this?

What period had been used as a sign of unity? And what does it mean to 'use a period as a a sign of unity'? Can you explain a little, please?

We usually speak of 'a transition to', not 'of'.

There needs to be something in the context that makes 'had been used' a good choice of tense.

Instead of 'had preceded' and 'had remained', I think Simple Past would probably be a better choiice. But much depends on the context, which you have not given us.

Clive

Anonymous · Answer

Thanks Clive, but I was trying not to overload it with historical data that people won't know.

The full sentence reads:

Alesia had been used as a sign of Gallic unity since the Merovingian and Carolingian scripts had given way to the Sorbonne's Catholic hegemony, and to the poetic alliteration that had come from Louis XIV's promotion of the arts.

Notes:

Italics are only used on subjectys that date from before A.D. 600. The earliest French printing presses were at the Sorbonne, and most commonly used for religious texts.

Clive · Answer

Hi,

That's a better sentence.

Clive

Anonymous · Answer

Thank you.

I'll leave others to worry about the 'Catholic hegemony' that was taking place before 1600.

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