Alfred in the ChroniclersE. Stock, 1900 - 236 pages |
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... Church of England - Bede's forecast CHAPTER II . Earliest Danish troubles - The Heptarchy - Egbert , first King of the English -Egbert and Charlemagne - Defiance of Roman claim to Britain CHAPTER III . Danish invasions renewed - Sack of ...
... Church of England - Bede's forecast CHAPTER II . Earliest Danish troubles - The Heptarchy - Egbert , first King of the English -Egbert and Charlemagne - Defiance of Roman claim to Britain CHAPTER III . Danish invasions renewed - Sack of ...
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... Church ' - Orosius ' ' History of the World ' -Its purpose —'Flowrets from St. Augustine ' — Gregory's ' Pastoral Care ' - CHAPTER XI . Alfred and Rome - Alms to Jerusalem and India - Home charities - Alfred's devotional life - His ...
... Church ' - Orosius ' ' History of the World ' -Its purpose —'Flowrets from St. Augustine ' — Gregory's ' Pastoral Care ' - CHAPTER XI . Alfred and Rome - Alms to Jerusalem and India - Home charities - Alfred's devotional life - His ...
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... churches cut off from Rome . 867. Adrian II . Pope . 872. John VIII . Pope . 875. Charles ( the Bald ) Emperor . 876. Rollo settles in Normandy . 877. Louis ( the Stammerer ) Em . peror . A.D. ENGLISH HISTORY . 878. Danes at Gloucester ...
... churches cut off from Rome . 867. Adrian II . Pope . 872. John VIII . Pope . 875. Charles ( the Bald ) Emperor . 876. Rollo settles in Normandy . 877. Louis ( the Stammerer ) Em . peror . A.D. ENGLISH HISTORY . 878. Danes at Gloucester ...
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... Church of England - Bede's forecast . SI . T HROUGH the mist of long - past ages , two heroic names shine out as the special glory of our island , each the peculiar possession of one of the two branches of the Aryan family whose fusion ...
... Church of England - Bede's forecast . SI . T HROUGH the mist of long - past ages , two heroic names shine out as the special glory of our island , each the peculiar possession of one of the two branches of the Aryan family whose fusion ...
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... Church , was not entrusted in vain to the genius of Theodore of Tarsus , Archbishop of Canterbury 668 to 690 , ' the first Archbishop , ' as Bede tells us , ' whom the whole English Church obeyed . ' Thenceforward every Englishman was a ...
... Church , was not entrusted in vain to the genius of Theodore of Tarsus , Archbishop of Canterbury 668 to 690 , ' the first Archbishop , ' as Bede tells us , ' whom the whole English Church obeyed . ' Thenceforward every Englishman was a ...
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Abbey Abbot abode aforesaid host Alderman Alfred's age amongst Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Asser Athelney Athelstan bade barbarians battle Bishop brethren Bretwalda brought Burghred century Chieftain Chippenham Christ Christian Church Danes Danish Danish raid death died Earl East Angles East Anglia Edmund Egbert England English Ethandune Ethelbald Ethelbert Ethelred Exeter fain father fight fled fleet follows fought gave God's Grimbald Guthrum harried Hasting heart Heathen host holy honour Hubba Ingwar Kent King Alfred King Ethelred King Ethelwulf King of Mercia King of Wessex King's kingdom land lieth London Lord mighty monastery monks Neot never night Northumbria peace place called Pope Pope Marinus prayer realm reign Roger of Wendover Rome royal ships Simeon of Durham slain slaughter stronghold sway Thames Thanes thee therein thou took troth unto victory West Saxons whole Winchester wintered wise wont