Charles Knight's school history of England, abridged from the Popular history of England. [With] Questions, Volume 11865 |
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... became " intimate and familiar to the Romans . " But the people were as free as if Cæsar had never landed . It is not easy to believe that the country which became thus familiar to the Romans was , before their dominion , a country ...
... became " intimate and familiar to the Romans . " But the people were as free as if Cæsar had never landed . It is not easy to believe that the country which became thus familiar to the Romans was , before their dominion , a country ...
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... became emperor ; and he was stirred up to the hazard of an invasion of Britain by discontented fugitives from the power of the native rulers . He resolved to make Britain a province of the empire ; and selected Aulus Plautius to cross ...
... became emperor ; and he was stirred up to the hazard of an invasion of Britain by discontented fugitives from the power of the native rulers . He resolved to make Britain a province of the empire ; and selected Aulus Plautius to cross ...
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... became the acknowledged seat of the sove- reignty of England . East Anglia had its defined boundaries in the extreme east of the island . Mercia claimed much of the remainder of England east of the Severn and south of the Humber ; but ...
... became the acknowledged seat of the sove- reignty of England . East Anglia had its defined boundaries in the extreme east of the island . Mercia claimed much of the remainder of England east of the Severn and south of the Humber ; but ...
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... became dry . The labourers upon the new cuts were protected by Alfred's fortified encampment . The invading army then marched through the midland counties to the Severn , and the Londoners seized the deserted vessels . Hasting ...
... became dry . The labourers upon the new cuts were protected by Alfred's fortified encampment . The invading army then marched through the midland counties to the Severn , and the Londoners seized the deserted vessels . Hasting ...
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... became abbot of Croyland . Dunstan , the abbot of Glastonbury , now became the chief director of the public affairs of the country . This king and ruler of the king , " Rex et Regis Imperator , " as he is styled by one of his ...
... became abbot of Croyland . Dunstan , the abbot of Glastonbury , now became the chief director of the public affairs of the country . This king and ruler of the king , " Rex et Regis Imperator , " as he is styled by one of his ...
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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"?