The Anglo-Saxon ChronicleG. Bell and sons, 1909 - 315 pages |
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Page 167
... Henry the king died in France . And Cynesige , archbishop in York , departed on xi kal . Jan. ( Dec. 22nd ) , and he lies at Peterborough ; and bishop Ealdred succeeded to the archbishopric and Walter succeeded to the bishopric in ...
... Henry the king died in France . And Cynesige , archbishop in York , departed on xi kal . Jan. ( Dec. 22nd ) , and he lies at Peterborough ; and bishop Ealdred succeeded to the archbishopric and Walter succeeded to the bishopric in ...
Page 180
... king Edmund -Edmund was son of Ethelred , Ethelred son of Edgar , Edgar son of Eadred and so forth in the royal line - and her mother's kin goes to emperor Henry , who had rule over Rome . And here Gytha , Harold's mother , fared out ...
... king Edmund -Edmund was son of Ethelred , Ethelred son of Edgar , Edgar son of Eadred and so forth in the royal line - and her mother's kin goes to emperor Henry , who had rule over Rome . And here Gytha , Harold's mother , fared out ...
Page 196
... king wore his crown and held his court in Winchester at Easter , and he so fared that he was at Westminster during Pentecost and there he dubbed his son Henry knight . Afterwards he fared about so that he came to Salisbury at Lammas ...
... king wore his crown and held his court in Winchester at Easter , and he so fared that he was at Westminster during Pentecost and there he dubbed his son Henry knight . Afterwards he fared about so that he came to Salisbury at Lammas ...
Page 198
... king , and slew a great deal of his men and burnt the town of Mantes and all ... king William turned back to Normandy . A rueful thing he did and a ... Henry , to whom his father bequeathed innumerable treasures . 198 ANGLO - SAXON CHRONICLE.
... king , and slew a great deal of his men and burnt the town of Mantes and all ... king William turned back to Normandy . A rueful thing he did and a ... Henry , to whom his father bequeathed innumerable treasures . 198 ANGLO - SAXON CHRONICLE.
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Henry , to whom his father bequeathed innumerable treasures . If anyone ... king William , of whom we are speaking , was a very wise man and very ... king ; and he had earldom in England , and when the king was in Normandy , then was he ...
Henry , to whom his father bequeathed innumerable treasures . If anyone ... king William , of whom we are speaking , was a very wise man and very ... king ; and he had earldom in England , and when the king was in Normandy , then was he ...
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Page 68 - This port is in the eastern part of Kent, at the east end of the great wood which we call Andred ; the wood is in length from east to west one hundred and twelve" miles, or longer, and thirty miles broad : the river of which we before spoke flows out of the weald.
Page 246 - ... every powerful man made his castles, and held them against him ; and they filled the land full of castles. They cruelly oppressed the wretched men of the land with castle-works. When the castles were made, they filled them with devils and evil men.
Page 26 - These are the lands and the fens which the king gave to St. Peter's monastery. Then said the king,
Page 174 - Westminster ; and he gave him a pledge upon Christ's book, and also swore, before he would set the crown upon his head, that he would govern this nation as well as any king before him had at the best done, if they would be faithful to him.
Page 195 - After this the king had a great consultation, and spoke very deeply with his Witan concerning this land, how it was held and what were its tenantry. He then sent his men over all England, into every shire, and caused them to ascertain how many hundred hides of land it contained, and what lands the king possessed therein, what cattle there were in the several counties, and how much revenue he ought to receive yearly from each.
Page 196 - Lammas ; and his witan, and all the land-holders of substance in England, whose vassals soever they were, repaired to him there, and they all submitted to him, and became his men, and swore oaths of allegiance, that they would be faithful to him against all others.