The Pictorial History of England: Being, a History of the People, as Well as a History of the Kingdom, Volume 1C. Knight & Company, 1841 - Great Britain |
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... Saxon Illuminated Letter . From MS . of the Eighth Century Page 319 123 The Great Seal of Edward the Confessor ... Saxon Trombones or Flutes . MS , in the British Museum 321 199 David playing on the Harp . MS . in the British Museum 321 ...
... Saxon Illuminated Letter . From MS . of the Eighth Century Page 319 123 The Great Seal of Edward the Confessor ... Saxon Trombones or Flutes . MS , in the British Museum 321 199 David playing on the Harp . MS . in the British Museum 321 ...
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... Saxon pirates began to ravage the coasts of Gaul and Britain . To repress these marauders , the emperors appointed Carausius , a Menapian , to the command of a strong fleet , the head - quarters of which was in the British Channel . The ...
... Saxon pirates began to ravage the coasts of Gaul and Britain . To repress these marauders , the emperors appointed Carausius , a Menapian , to the command of a strong fleet , the head - quarters of which was in the British Channel . The ...
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... Saxon Shore " in the reign of Julian the Apostate , were found , about three years after ( A.D. 367 ) , in the time of the Emperor Valentinian , pillaging the city of London ( Augusta ) , and carrying off its inhabitants as slaves ...
... Saxon Shore " in the reign of Julian the Apostate , were found , about three years after ( A.D. 367 ) , in the time of the Emperor Valentinian , pillaging the city of London ( Augusta ) , and carrying off its inhabitants as slaves ...
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... Saxons only three years after . The abject prayer , however , entitled ' The Groans of the Britons , ' and addressed to ... Saxon allies , in maintain- ing the independence , and securing the tranquillity of their country . It may be ...
... Saxons only three years after . The abject prayer , however , entitled ' The Groans of the Britons , ' and addressed to ... Saxon allies , in maintain- ing the independence , and securing the tranquillity of their country . It may be ...
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... Saxon pi- rates ; and thence it is supposed to have got the name of Littus Saxonicum , the Saxon shore.§ To protect the country from these pirates , the Romans not only kept a fleet on these coasts , but also built a chain of forts ...
... Saxon pi- rates ; and thence it is supposed to have got the name of Littus Saxonicum , the Saxon shore.§ To protect the country from these pirates , the Romans not only kept a fleet on these coasts , but also built a chain of forts ...
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