John Cassell's illustrated history of England. The text, to the reign of Edward i by J.F. Smith; and from that period by W. Howitt, Volume 11865 |
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... Arms Egbert 13 Statue of William Rufus in the Choir of York Cathedral Salisbury Cathedral 166 ... 113 Stephen taken Prisoner 168 Bamborough Castle 114 The Empress Matilda and the Queen of Alfred the Great The Murder of Cenulph , King of ...
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... Arms Egbert Alfred the Great 21 Rougemont Castle , Exeter Battle Abbey Hereward cutting his way tum Norman Host Plan of a Norman Castle Clifford's Tower , York Depopulation of Hampere to for New Forest William the Conqueror and his So ...
... Arms Egbert Alfred the Great 21 Rougemont Castle , Exeter Battle Abbey Hereward cutting his way tum Norman Host Plan of a Norman Castle Clifford's Tower , York Depopulation of Hampere to for New Forest William the Conqueror and his So ...
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... Arms Egbert Depopulation of Hampshire to form the King Henry bewailing the Loss of his 10 12 567 2 New Forest 102 Children 160 William the Conqueror and his Son Robert View of Lincoln , showing the Euins of 103 Stephen 162 ... The ...
... Arms Egbert Depopulation of Hampshire to form the King Henry bewailing the Loss of his 10 12 567 2 New Forest 102 Children 160 William the Conqueror and his Son Robert View of Lincoln , showing the Euins of 103 Stephen 162 ... The ...
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... arms , in order to defend their coasts , but at the same time did not neglect other means of warding off the danger which threatened their independence , and dispatched ambassadors to Cæsar with offers of alliance . They were received ...
... arms , in order to defend their coasts , but at the same time did not neglect other means of warding off the danger which threatened their independence , and dispatched ambassadors to Cæsar with offers of alliance . They were received ...
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... arms against the enemy , whose position became anything but a secure one . A storm dispersed the eighteen galleys which were to transport the eavalry of Cæsar , and drove them back upon the coast of Gaul . This was not the only ...
... arms against the enemy , whose position became anything but a secure one . A storm dispersed the eighteen galleys which were to transport the eavalry of Cæsar , and drove them back upon the coast of Gaul . This was not the only ...
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Page 96 - Evreux had pronounced the panegyric on the deceased, when a voice from the crowd exclaimed, — ' He whom you have praised was a robber. The very land on which you stand is mine. By violence he took it from my father ; and, in the name of God, I forbid you to bury him in it.
Page 126 - ... vestments, and the use of every kind of food. The nobility, given up to luxury and wantonness, went not to church in the morning after the manner of Christians, but merely, in a careless manner, heard Matins and Mass from a hurrying priest in their chambers, amid the blandishments of their wives.
Page 76 - Harold, they were able, notwithstanding their loss, to maintain the post, and continue the combat. The duke tried the same stratagem a second time with the same success ; but even after this double advantage, he still found a great body of the English, who, maintaining themselves in firm array, seemed determined to dispute the victory to the last extremity.
Page 232 - And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.
Page 76 - ... confusion was spreading among the ranks, when William, who found himself on the brink of destruction, hastened, with a select band, to the relief of his dismayed forces.
Page 408 - For it is not much above one hundred years ago, since Scripture hath not been accustomed to be read in the vulgar tongue within this realm : and many hundred years before that, it was translated and read in the Saxons...
Page 95 - Then," said he, stretching out his arms, " I commend my soul to my " lady, the mother of God, that by her holy prayers she " may reconcile me to her son my lord Jesus Christ ;
Page 424 - Parliament, with power to continue their sittings after its dissolution and to " examine and determine all matters and subjects which had been moved in the presence of the King, with all the dependences of those not determined.
Page 76 - ... and would be decided in a single action ; that never army had greater motives for exerting a vigorous courage, whether they considered the prize which would attend their victory, or the inevitable destruction which must ensue...