A Student's History of England from the Earliest Times to 1885, Volume 1Longmans, Green, 1899 - Great Britain |
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... force took shelter on the hills in places of refuge , which were surrounded by lofty mounds and ditches . Many of these places of refuge are still to be seen , as , for instance , the one which bears the name of Maiden Castle , near ...
... force took shelter on the hills in places of refuge , which were surrounded by lofty mounds and ditches . Many of these places of refuge are still to be seen , as , for instance , the one which bears the name of Maiden Castle , near ...
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... force of cavalry attached to it alone succeeded in making its escape . Every one of the foot soldiers was slaughtered on the spot It is said that 70,000 Romans perished in the course of a few days . 21. The Vengeance of Suetonius ...
... force of cavalry attached to it alone succeeded in making its escape . Every one of the foot soldiers was slaughtered on the spot It is said that 70,000 Romans perished in the course of a few days . 21. The Vengeance of Suetonius ...
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... forces which had followed Maximus by fresh troops from the Continent . The Roman Empire was in fact breaking up . The defence of Britain was left to the soldiers who remained in the island , and in 409 they proclaimed a certain ...
... forces which had followed Maximus by fresh troops from the Continent . The Roman Empire was in fact breaking up . The defence of Britain was left to the soldiers who remained in the island , and in 409 they proclaimed a certain ...
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... force ; and their later history shows that they were capable of carrying on war for a long time against enemies more formidable than the Picts and Scots . Their rulers were known by the British title Gwledig , and probably held power in ...
... force ; and their later history shows that they were capable of carrying on war for a long time against enemies more formidable than the Picts and Scots . Their rulers were known by the British title Gwledig , and probably held power in ...
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... force a territory reaching from South- ampton Water to Bedford on one side and to Chester on another . 21. The Advance of the Angles . Whilst the West Saxons were enlarging their boundaries in the south , the Angles were gradually ...
... force a territory reaching from South- ampton Water to Bedford on one side and to Chester on another . 21. The Advance of the Angles . Whilst the West Saxons were enlarging their boundaries in the south , the Angles were gradually ...
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