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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... King of Wessex 77 Roman Antiquities found on the site of Paul's Reduces the other Provinces to his Supre- Cross 42 macy • 77 Roman Coin , Britannia 46 The Northmen , or Danes 78 Plan of Roman Villa , Bignor 48 Two - headed Janus 49 ...
... King of Wessex 77 Roman Antiquities found on the site of Paul's Reduces the other Provinces to his Supre- Cross 42 macy • 77 Roman Coin , Britannia 46 The Northmen , or Danes 78 Plan of Roman Villa , Bignor 48 Two - headed Janus 49 ...
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... king exercis- ing a central authority ; and very little , at any time , of a combined action among the Saxons ; and that it is quite as improbable that any Sax- on king should ever have had a federal army to com- mand , as it is ...
... king exercis- ing a central authority ; and very little , at any time , of a combined action among the Saxons ; and that it is quite as improbable that any Sax- on king should ever have had a federal army to com- mand , as it is ...
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... king . An assassin , sent by the king of the West Saxons , attempted the life of Edwin ; but the king was saved by the fidelity of one of his nobles , who interposed his own body to avert the death- stroke from his lord . At the same ...
... king . An assassin , sent by the king of the West Saxons , attempted the life of Edwin ; but the king was saved by the fidelity of one of his nobles , who interposed his own body to avert the death- stroke from his lord . At the same ...
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... KING OF WESSEX . 77 son . This , if true , was the royal banter towards a guilty woman , whose evil deeds ultimately sunk her into the lowest depths of wretchedness . But her guilt placed Egbert on the throne of Wessex . He returned to ...
... KING OF WESSEX . 77 son . This , if true , was the royal banter towards a guilty woman , whose evil deeds ultimately sunk her into the lowest depths of wretchedness . But her guilt placed Egbert on the throne of Wessex . He returned to ...
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... king , whilst his brother Ethelred was alive . The strict hereditary succession to the crown was not always regarded ; and as the witena - gemot had certainly some power of election , the qualities which Alfred displayed , even at that ...
... king , whilst his brother Ethelred was alive . The strict hereditary succession to the crown was not always regarded ; and as the witena - gemot had certainly some power of election , the qualities which Alfred displayed , even at that ...
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Abbey abbot Alfred Alfred's amidst amongst ancient Anglo-Saxon Chronicle archbishop army Asser Athelstan authority barons battle became Becket Bede bishop Britain British Britons brother called Canterbury Canute castle century character Christian Church civilisation clergy coast command Conqueror conquest court crown crusade Danes Danish death district dominion doubt duke Dunstan ealdorman earl East Anglia ecclesiastical Edgar Edward Edwy enemy England English Ethelbert Ethelfleda Ethelred Ethelwulf father France Gaul Godwin Guthrum Harold held Henry Henry of Huntingdon historians hundred invaders island justice king king's kingdom knights labour land laws London lord Malmesbury marched Mercia monks narrative nation nobles Norman Normandy Northmen Northumbria oath Ordericus Ordericus Vitalis peace period plunder Pope possession priests prince principle race ravaged records reign Richard Robert Roman Rome royal rulers Saladin Saxon says spirit Stephen story sword throne tithings towns Wessex whilst William William of Malmesbury Winchester witan