The Popular History of England: An Illustrated History of Society and Government from the Earliest Period to Our Own Times, Volume 1Bradbury and Evans, 1856 - Great Britain |
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... Arms and Costume of a Saxon Military Chief . Woden Arms and Costume of an Anglo - Saxon King From the door of the Chapter- CONTENTS . CHAPTER VIII.-A.D. 878 to A.D. 901 . CHAPTER. 2 Roman Consul ILLUSTRATIONS . Restoration of the Roman ...
... Arms and Costume of a Saxon Military Chief . Woden Arms and Costume of an Anglo - Saxon King From the door of the Chapter- CONTENTS . CHAPTER VIII.-A.D. 878 to A.D. 901 . CHAPTER. 2 Roman Consul ILLUSTRATIONS . Restoration of the Roman ...
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... Arms of Stephen Great Seal of Stephen - Reverse 249 250 Silver Penny of Stephen 250 Battle of the Standard . 253 Prince Henry seizes the treasures of the Norman Gateway , Dover Castle 254 Crown 233 The Western Entrance , Interior , St ...
... Arms of Stephen Great Seal of Stephen - Reverse 249 250 Silver Penny of Stephen 250 Battle of the Standard . 253 Prince Henry seizes the treasures of the Norman Gateway , Dover Castle 254 Crown 233 The Western Entrance , Interior , St ...
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... arms 442 Claims of King Edward to Feudal Supe- Fall and death of the Despensers 443 riority 415 Edward II . deposed 443 John Balliol , King of Scotland 416 Edward III . proclaimed King . 443 English Invasion of Scotland , 1296 417 ...
... arms 442 Claims of King Edward to Feudal Supe- Fall and death of the Despensers 443 riority 415 Edward II . deposed 443 John Balliol , King of Scotland 416 Edward III . proclaimed King . 443 English Invasion of Scotland , 1296 417 ...
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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 . The triumphs which Rome bestowed upon her victorious generals Plautius and ...
... 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 . The triumphs which Rome bestowed upon her victorious generals Plautius and ...
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... arms , and horses , and riches - he means to exhibit , not the character of a proud savage , but of a high - minded chief of a warlike people , -of the in- habitants of a land abounding in possessions , of which the Romans came to ...
... arms , and horses , and riches - he means to exhibit , not the character of a proud savage , but of a high - minded chief of a warlike people , -of the in- habitants of a land abounding in possessions , of which the Romans came to ...
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Abbey Abbot Agricola Alfred Alfred's amidst amongst ancient Anglo-Saxon Chronicle archbishop arms army Asser Athelstan authority barons battle Bayeux Tapestry became Becket Bede bishop Britain British Britons brother Cæsar called Canute castle century character chief chieftains Christian Church civilisation coast command Conqueror conquest crown Danes Danish death district dominion doubt duke Dunstan ealdorman earl East Anglia ecclesiastical Edgar Edward Edwy enemy English Ethelbert Ethelfleda Ethelred Ethelwulf father France Gaul Godwin Guthrum Harold held Henry Henry of Huntingdon historian History of England hundred inhabitants invaders island king king's kingdom labour land laws London lord Malmesbury marched Mercia monks narrative nation nobles Norman Normandy Northumbria oath Ordericus Ordericus Vitalis peace period Picts plunder population possession priests prince principle province race ravaged recorded reign revolt Richard Roman Rome royal rulers Saxon says Silchester soldiers sword Tacitus Thames tithings towns tribes wall Wessex William witan