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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... returned , with a greater armament , to a sterner conflict . Again he landed on the flat shores of Kent , now undefended ; and he marched forward to meet those whom he describes as the inland people , who , " for the most part , do not ...
... returned , with a greater armament , to a sterner conflict . Again he landed on the flat shores of Kent , now undefended ; and he marched forward to meet those whom he describes as the inland people , who , " for the most part , do not ...
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... returned to the coast of Kent , and the light shone in darkness , never again to be extinguished . But of those who brought Christianity to these lands , in the early days of which we have spoken , there is no record . Our poet ...
... returned to the coast of Kent , and the light shone in darkness , never again to be extinguished . But of those who brought Christianity to these lands , in the early days of which we have spoken , there is no record . Our poet ...
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... returned to the port , and , ascending a throne , commanded his troops to gather all the shells of the beach , and bear them in triumph to Rome , as " the spoils of the ocean . " One monument of this folly remained for ages . On a cliff ...
... returned to the port , and , ascending a throne , commanded his troops to gather all the shells of the beach , and bear them in triumph to Rome , as " the spoils of the ocean . " One monument of this folly remained for ages . On a cliff ...
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... returned to Rome , to assume the name of Britannicus , and to be worshipped as a god . The memory of his Britannic triumph is preserved upon his coinage . In the ancient town of Colchester stand the walls of a vast square building ...
... returned to Rome , to assume the name of Britannicus , and to be worshipped as a god . The memory of his Britannic triumph is preserved upon his coinage . In the ancient town of Colchester stand the walls of a vast square building ...
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... returning to his tent . The vengeance which next year Severus destined for the tribes who still continued to resist was ... returned to Rome , leaving North Britain to its own fortunes by retiring from the hostile country . For seventy ...
... returning to his tent . The vengeance which next year Severus destined for the tribes who still continued to resist was ... returned to Rome , leaving North Britain to its own fortunes by retiring from the hostile country . For seventy ...
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