The chronicle of Henry of Huntingdon. Also, The acts of Stephen, king of England, Tr. and ed. by T. Forester |
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... Mercia , in which was Lincoln and several other cities ; 7 , Northumbria , of which the capital was York . Afterwards , when the kings of Wessex acquired the ascen- dancy over the rest , and established a monarchy throughout the island ...
... Mercia , in which was Lincoln and several other cities ; 7 , Northumbria , of which the capital was York . Afterwards , when the kings of Wessex acquired the ascen- dancy over the rest , and established a monarchy throughout the island ...
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... Mercians , all the race of the Northumbrians , that is , the tribes which settled to the north of the river Humber , with the rest of the English people . Their prin- cipal chiefs are reported to have been two brothers , named This ...
... Mercians , all the race of the Northumbrians , that is , the tribes which settled to the north of the river Humber , with the rest of the English people . Their prin- cipal chiefs are reported to have been two brothers , named This ...
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... Mercia ; they were not as yet reduced under the government of one king ; various chiefs contended for the occupation of dif ferent districts , waging continual wars with each other ; but they were too numerous to have their names ...
... Mercia ; they were not as yet reduced under the government of one king ; various chiefs contended for the occupation of dif ferent districts , waging continual wars with each other ; but they were too numerous to have their names ...
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... Mercia . Such were the beginnings of the several English kingdoms , of which I have pointed out the dates and revolutions as clearly as I could from what we find in the books of ancient writers , bringing them into relation with the ...
... Mercia . Such were the beginnings of the several English kingdoms , of which I have pointed out the dates and revolutions as clearly as I could from what we find in the books of ancient writers , bringing them into relation with the ...
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... Mercia , departed this life , and his son Wippa [ or Pybba ] succeeded him . About this time also Ethelfert , who is named the Fierce , succeeded Ethelric in Northumbria . Now also the Lombards invaded Italy ; and not long afterwards ...
... Mercia , departed this life , and his son Wippa [ or Pybba ] succeeded him . About this time also Ethelfert , who is named the Fierce , succeeded Ethelric in Northumbria . Now also the Lombards invaded Italy ; and not long afterwards ...
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