Charles Knight's school history of England, abridged from the Popular history of England. [With] Questions, Volume 11865 |
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... arms in the north and the west ; and those of the south and east , who had been imperfectly subdued , were ready for new efforts to throw off the yoke . Till Agricola came , there was a perpetual series of revolts against the invader ...
... arms in the north and the west ; and those of the south and east , who had been imperfectly subdued , were ready for new efforts to throw off the yoke . Till Agricola came , there was a perpetual series of revolts against the invader ...
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... arms was as much given by the insults to their national worship and their sacred places , as by the rapacious extortions and the gross licentiousness of the Roman officials . Boadicea , " bleeding from the Roman rods , " stirred the ...
... arms was as much given by the insults to their national worship and their sacred places , as by the rapacious extortions and the gross licentiousness of the Roman officials . Boadicea , " bleeding from the Roman rods , " stirred the ...
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... arms . He held out the hand of friendship to those who came to him with submission . He planted garrisons and fortresses throughout the land . He conciliated the chiefs by gathering them in the towns , and teaching them to build and ...
... arms . He held out the hand of friendship to those who came to him with submission . He planted garrisons and fortresses throughout the land . He conciliated the chiefs by gathering them in the towns , and teaching them to build and ...
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... arms and defying every danger , freed their cities from the invading barbarians . And the whole Armoric and other provinces of Gaul , imitating the Britons , liberated themselves in like manner , expelling the Roman prefects , and ...
... arms and defying every danger , freed their cities from the invading barbarians . And the whole Armoric and other provinces of Gaul , imitating the Britons , liberated themselves in like manner , expelling the Roman prefects , and ...
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... arms . That he looked to the crown of England on the death of Edward was a natural result of his character and his position . Harold's young brother Ulnoth , and his nephew , who had both been confided to William , when Godwin gave them ...
... arms . That he looked to the crown of England on the death of Edward was a natural result of his character and his position . Harold's young brother Ulnoth , and his nephew , who had both been confided to William , when Godwin gave them ...
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Page 181 - Well, well, Master Kingston," quoth he, "I see the matter against me how it is framed; but if I had served God as diligently as I have done the king, he would not have given me over in my grey hairs.
Page 380 - ... a Liberty to Tender Consciences and that no man shall be disquieted or called in question for differences of opinion in matters of religion which do not disturb the peace of the kingdom...
Page 476 - Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts...
Page 688 - ENACTED, that, On every Such trial, the jury sworn to try the issue may give a general verdict of guilty or not guilty upon the whole matter put in issue upon such indictment or information...
Page 431 - ... heirs of the body of Her Majesty; and for default of such issue to Her Royal Highness the princess Anne of Denmark and the heirs of her body...
Page 615 - I call upon the honour of your Lordships to reverence the dignity of your ancestors, and to maintain your own. I call upon the spirit and humanity of my country to vindicate the national character.
Page 661 - Then ensued a scene of woe, the like of which no eye had seen, no heart conceived, and which no tongue can adequately tell. All the horrors of war before known or heard of, were mercy to that new havoc. A storm of universal fire blasted every field, consumed every house, destroyed every temple.
Page 237 - Be of good comfort, master Ridley, and play the man. We shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out.
Page 661 - Whilst the authors of all these evils were idly and stupidly gazing on this menacing meteor, which blackened all their horizon, it suddenly burst, and poured down the whole of its contents upon the plains of the Carnatic.
Page 620 - That the influence of the Crown has increased, is increasing, and ought to be diminished"?