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... died ; and his two sons , Caractacus and Togodumnus , succeeded to his power . It was against these princes that Plautius directed his attacks . There was the same course of strategy on the part of the invaded as in the time of Cęsar ...
... died ; and his two sons , Caractacus and Togodumnus , succeeded to his power . It was against these princes that Plautius directed his attacks . There was the same course of strategy on the part of the invaded as in the time of Cęsar ...
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... died in the year 337 ; but the internal tranquillity of the island was little disturbed for half a century after the persecution of the Christians had ceased . In the year 360 , the tribes whom we call Picts and Scots entered the ...
... died in the year 337 ; but the internal tranquillity of the island was little disturbed for half a century after the persecution of the Christians had ceased . In the year 360 , the tribes whom we call Picts and Scots entered the ...
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... died , Alfred was nine years old . Ethelbald , the eldest brother of Alfred , had met Ethelwulf with unfilial hostility when he returned from France with his young wife ; and before Ethelwulf's death this son had , by a compulsory ...
... died , Alfred was nine years old . Ethelbald , the eldest brother of Alfred , had met Ethelwulf with unfilial hostility when he returned from France with his young wife ; and before Ethelwulf's death this son had , by a compulsory ...
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... died in 890. During the few years of rest which England had won by Alfred's exertions , the Danes , under the great leader Hasting , had overrun the countries of the Rhine , the Scheldt , and the Meuse , whilst France had purchased ...
... died in 890. During the few years of rest which England had won by Alfred's exertions , the Danes , under the great leader Hasting , had overrun the countries of the Rhine , the Scheldt , and the Meuse , whilst France had purchased ...
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... died at Tamworth about the year 920 ; and Edward annexed Mercia to Wessex , disregarding the claims of Ethelfleda's daughter . Edward died in 924. He named his eldest son , Athelstan , as his suc- cessor . Malmesbury records that Alfred ...
... died at Tamworth about the year 920 ; and Edward annexed Mercia to Wessex , disregarding the claims of Ethelfleda's daughter . Edward died in 924. He named his eldest son , Athelstan , as his suc- cessor . Malmesbury records that Alfred ...
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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"?