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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... subjects had revolted . His government lasted but four years , during which period the armies of Rome made but little progress on the isle . The monster Nero , who succeeded by crime to the throne , assigned the government of Britain to ...
... subjects had revolted . His government lasted but four years , during which period the armies of Rome made but little progress on the isle . The monster Nero , who succeeded by crime to the throne , assigned the government of Britain to ...
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... subjects , but Venusius remained master of her kingdom , and the Romans had the weight of another war to sustain . " The Britons , " she cried , are accustomed to fight under the command of a woman ; there is no question now of avenging ...
... subjects , but Venusius remained master of her kingdom , and the Romans had the weight of another war to sustain . " The Britons , " she cried , are accustomed to fight under the command of a woman ; there is no question now of avenging ...
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... subjects , who disliked the idea of being commanded by a woman . Cenfus for some time associated his son Escwin in the government , as well as Centwin , the brother of Cenawalch . On the death of the two former , the last - named prince ...
... subjects , who disliked the idea of being commanded by a woman . Cenfus for some time associated his son Escwin in the government , as well as Centwin , the brother of Cenawalch . On the death of the two former , the last - named prince ...
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... subjects , neglected his instructions , and when the woman returned , she found the cakes blackened and burnt . If tradition speaks truly , the virago chid him soundly , reproaching him that he was more ready to eat than to work . In ...
... subjects , neglected his instructions , and when the woman returned , she found the cakes blackened and burnt . If tradition speaks truly , the virago chid him soundly , reproaching him that he was more ready to eat than to work . In ...
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... subjects , whom fear had dispersed or con- strained to submit to the enemy , flocked to him . All the historians agree that he invested the Danish general with the title of King of East Anglia ; but it is not known whether he did so by ...
... subjects , whom fear had dispersed or con- strained to submit to the enemy , flocked to him . All the historians agree that he invested the Danish general with the title of King of East Anglia ; but it is not known whether he did so by ...
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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.
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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...