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London was taken and burned by the insurgents , but they were ultimately defeated by the Romans with great ... He extended it into Scotland ( Cale- donia ) defeating the Scottish chief Galgacus at the foot of the Grampian Hills .
London was taken and burned by the insurgents , but they were ultimately defeated by the Romans with great ... He extended it into Scotland ( Cale- donia ) defeating the Scottish chief Galgacus at the foot of the Grampian Hills .
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Harold had defeated the Norwegians at Stamford Bridge , where both Hardrada and Tosti were slain ; but he was in his turn defeated by the Normans at Hastings , or Senlac , and killed by an arrow in the eye . The crown was subse- quently ...
Harold had defeated the Norwegians at Stamford Bridge , where both Hardrada and Tosti were slain ; but he was in his turn defeated by the Normans at Hastings , or Senlac , and killed by an arrow in the eye . The crown was subse- quently ...
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Henry , however , subsequently invaded Normandy , defeated Robert at the Battle of Tinchebrai , 1106 , and confined him in Cardiff Castle until his death , in 1134 , a period of twenty - eight years . William , Henry's only son ...
Henry , however , subsequently invaded Normandy , defeated Robert at the Battle of Tinchebrai , 1106 , and confined him in Cardiff Castle until his death , in 1134 , a period of twenty - eight years . William , Henry's only son ...
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He was defeated and taken prisoner at Alnwick . By way of ransom he ceded the fortresses of Roxburgh and Berwick , and consented to do homage to Henry for the Lowlands of Scotland . Roxburgh and Berwick were afterwards sold by Richard ...
He was defeated and taken prisoner at Alnwick . By way of ransom he ceded the fortresses of Roxburgh and Berwick , and consented to do homage to Henry for the Lowlands of Scotland . Roxburgh and Berwick were afterwards sold by Richard ...
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The forces under Richard then defeated the Saracens at the Battle of Ascalon , 1192 , which town fell into their hands . But the army was too much wasted by sickness to attempt the siege of Jerusalem , and a truce of three years was ...
The forces under Richard then defeated the Saracens at the Battle of Ascalon , 1192 , which town fell into their hands . But the army was too much wasted by sickness to attempt the siege of Jerusalem , and a truce of three years was ...
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| Title | The civil service history of England, revised and enlarged by H.A. Dobson |
| Author | Frederick Avarne White |
| Editor | Henry Austin Dobson |
| Edition | 2 |
| Published | 1871 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 4 Jul 2006 |
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