A Student's History of England from the Earliest Times to 1885, Volume 1Longmans, Green, 1899 - Great Britain |
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... sent some offshoots into Wales . At present the languages derived from that of the Goidels are the Gaelic of the Highlands , the Manx of the Isle of Man , and the Erse of Ireland . The only language now spoken in the British Isles which ...
... sent some offshoots into Wales . At present the languages derived from that of the Goidels are the Gaelic of the Highlands , the Manx of the Isle of Man , and the Erse of Ireland . The only language now spoken in the British Isles which ...
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... sent by the merchants of the Greek colony of Massalia ( Marseilles ) about 330 B.C. to make discoveries which might lead to the opening across Gaul of a trade - route between Britain and their city . It was probably in consequence of ...
... sent by the merchants of the Greek colony of Massalia ( Marseilles ) about 330 B.C. to make discoveries which might lead to the opening across Gaul of a trade - route between Britain and their city . It was probably in consequence of ...
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... sent Aulus Plautius against Togidumnus and Caratacus , the sons of Cunobelin , who were now ruling in their father's stead . Where one tribe has gained supremacy over others , it is always easy for a civilised power to gain allies ...
... sent Aulus Plautius against Togidumnus and Caratacus , the sons of Cunobelin , who were now ruling in their father's stead . Where one tribe has gained supremacy over others , it is always easy for a civilised power to gain allies ...
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... sent as a prisoner to Rome , Ostorius did not succeed in effectually mastering his hardy followers . The proof of his comparative failure lies in the fact that he established strong garrison towns along the frontier of the hilly region ...
... sent as a prisoner to Rome , Ostorius did not succeed in effectually mastering his hardy followers . The proof of his comparative failure lies in the fact that he established strong garrison towns along the frontier of the hilly region ...
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... sent British recruits to guard the Danube or the Euphrates , and Gauls , Spaniards , or Africans to guard the wall between the Solway and the Tyne , and the entrenchment between the Forth and the Clyde . Britons , therefore , looked on ...
... sent British recruits to guard the Danube or the Euphrates , and Gauls , Spaniards , or Africans to guard the wall between the Solway and the Tyne , and the entrenchment between the Forth and the Clyde . Britons , therefore , looked on ...
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