Six Old English Chronicles: Of which Two are Now First Translated from the Monkish Latin Originals. Ethelwerd's Chronicle. Asser's Life of Alfred. Geoffrey of Monmouth's British History. Gildas. Nennius. and Richard of CirencesterJohn Allen Giles, Gildas Bell, 1896 - 512 pages |
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... 78. Allectus 79. Asclepiodotus 80. Coel Helena 81 Constantius r . 11 yrs . 82. Constantine , emperor of Rome $ 3 . Octavius assumes the crown of Britain . ( Daughter ) 84. Maximian , V. 11 . 85 , Gratian Municeps At this time the Picts and.
... 78. Allectus 79. Asclepiodotus 80. Coel Helena 81 Constantius r . 11 yrs . 82. Constantine , emperor of Rome $ 3 . Octavius assumes the crown of Britain . ( Daughter ) 84. Maximian , V. 11 . 85 , Gratian Municeps At this time the Picts and.
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... and crowned with the royal crown on Whitsunday , one hundred years having elapsed since his great grandfather , Egbert , * Welland , Northamptonshire . had gained his present territories . In the same year .D. 905-901.) ...
... and crowned with the royal crown on Whitsunday , one hundred years having elapsed since his great grandfather , Egbert , * Welland , Northamptonshire . had gained his present territories . In the same year .D. 905-901.) ...
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... crown of the kingdom , was the nine hundred and twenty - sixth from the glorious incarnation of our Saviour . A. 939. Therefore , after thirteen years , a fierce battle was fought against the barbarians at Brunandune , † wherefore that ...
... crown of the kingdom , was the nine hundred and twenty - sixth from the glorious incarnation of our Saviour . A. 939. Therefore , after thirteen years , a fierce battle was fought against the barbarians at Brunandune , † wherefore that ...
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... crown , had by his wife two sons , Mempricius and Malim , and ruled the kingdom in peace and * It is only necessary to compare such passages as these with the Grecian or Roman Histories , and we cannot avoid perceiving the legendary ...
... crown , had by his wife two sons , Mempricius and Malim , and ruled the kingdom in peace and * It is only necessary to compare such passages as these with the Grecian or Roman Histories , and we cannot avoid perceiving the legendary ...
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... crown of gold , and restored the kingdom to its ancient state . This prince established what the Britons call the Molmutine laws , which are famous among the English to this day . In these , among other things , of which St. Gildas ...
... crown of gold , and restored the kingdom to its ancient state . This prince established what the Britons call the Molmutine laws , which are famous among the English to this day . In these , among other things , of which St. Gildas ...
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