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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... Peace between the Saxon Leaders and the British King Defeat of the Saxons by Arthur Saxon 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 ...
... Peace between the Saxon Leaders and the British King Defeat of the Saxons by Arthur Saxon 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 ...
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... peace , the supreme authority , as is frequently found among barbarian nations , was vested in their Druids or priests , who combined with the sacerdotal office those of legislator and judge . The historians of antiquity commonly give ...
... peace , the supreme authority , as is frequently found among barbarian nations , was vested in their Druids or priests , who combined with the sacerdotal office those of legislator and judge . The historians of antiquity commonly give ...
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... Peace , which is granted - Privations of the Invaders- The War breaks out again . CESAR embarked the infantry of two of his legions in eighty vessels , which he assembled at Itius - Portus , supposed by some writers to be Calais , by ...
... Peace , which is granted - Privations of the Invaders- The War breaks out again . CESAR embarked the infantry of two of his legions in eighty vessels , which he assembled at Itius - Portus , supposed by some writers to be Calais , by ...
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... peace . The victor complained , and with some show of justice , of the reception he had met with , after they had sent envoys to him in Gaul with offers of submission , and also of the arrest of his ambassador ; and lamented the blood ...
... peace . The victor complained , and with some show of justice , of the reception he had met with , after they had sent envoys to him in Gaul with offers of submission , and also of the arrest of his ambassador ; and lamented the blood ...
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... peace they came to solicit , and demanded hostages , which were promised , for the future . It is not to be supposed that an all - powerful , and , in this instance , a patriotic priesthood like the Druids would patiently permit their ...
... peace they came to solicit , and demanded hostages , which were promised , for the future . It is not to be supposed that an all - powerful , and , in this instance , a patriotic priesthood like the Druids would patiently permit their ...
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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...