The Venerable Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England: Also the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ...G. Bell & Sons, 1894 - 515 pages |
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... called likewise Antonius , to whom he inscribed his book , De Arte Metrica , and who succeeded Huetbert . and was afterwards abbat of Jarrow ; he wrote of his master's death , but of this hereafter : also Constantine , to whom he ...
... called likewise Antonius , to whom he inscribed his book , De Arte Metrica , and who succeeded Huetbert . and was afterwards abbat of Jarrow ; he wrote of his master's death , but of this hereafter : also Constantine , to whom he ...
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... called Lastingham . What ecclesistical transactions took place in the province of the East Angles , was partly made known to us from the writings and tradition of our ancestors , and partly by relation of the most reverend Abbot Esius ...
... called Lastingham . What ecclesistical transactions took place in the province of the East Angles , was partly made known to us from the writings and tradition of our ancestors , and partly by relation of the most reverend Abbot Esius ...
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... called Albion , is situated between the north and west , facing , though at a considerable distance , the coasts of Germany , France , and Spain , which form the greatest part of Europe . It extends 800 miles in length towards the north ...
... called Albion , is situated between the north and west , facing , though at a considerable distance , the coasts of Germany , France , and Spain , which form the greatest part of Europe . It extends 800 miles in length towards the north ...
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... called Scotia , or Insula Scotorum , by the writers of the sixth and seventh centuries . The name of Scotia , or Scotland , as applied to the northern portion of Britain , is comparatively of modern origin . The original of the Picts ...
... called Scotia , or Insula Scotorum , by the writers of the sixth and seventh centuries . The name of Scotia , or Scotland , as applied to the northern portion of Britain , is comparatively of modern origin . The original of the Picts ...
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... called Dalreudins ; for , in their language , Dal signifies a part . * Ireland , in breadth , and for wholesomeness and serenity of climate , far surpasses Britain ; for the snow scarcely ever lies there above three days : no man makes ...
... called Dalreudins ; for , in their language , Dal signifies a part . * Ireland , in breadth , and for wholesomeness and serenity of climate , far surpasses Britain ; for the snow scarcely ever lies there above three days : no man makes ...
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