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CONTENTS
OF
THE FIRST VOLUM E.
CHAPTER I.
ROMAN BRITAIN.
CÆSAR TWICE INVADES BRITAIN-THE BRITISH TRIBES-THEIR MANNERS-
RELIGION-GOVERNMENT-GRADUAL CONQUEST OF BRITAIN BY THE
ROMANS-ITS STATE UNDER THE EMPERORS-CONVERSION OF THE NATIVES
TO CHRISTIANITY—THE ROMANS ABANDON THE ISLAND.
ORIGIN AND CHARACTER OF THE ANGLO-SAXONS-THEIR REPEATED DE-
SCENTS IN BRITAIN-THEY FOUND EIGHT DISTINCT KINGDOMS-THE
NATIVES RETIRE TO THE WESTERN COAST-REIGNS OF THE SAXON BRET-
WALDAS-ELLA-CEAWLIN-ETHELBERT - REDWALD-EDWIN-OSWALD
KINGS OF NORTHUMBRIA-OF MERCIA-ETHELBALD-OFFA-CENULF-OF
WESSEX - CEADWALLA INA CYNEWULF - EGBERT-ETHELWULF —
ETHELBALD-ETHELBERT-ETHELRED.
CHAPTER IV.
ANGLO-SAXONS.
BIRTH, EDUCATION, AND ACCESSION OF ALFRED-SUCCESSES OF THE DANES
-ALFRED OPPOSES THEM BY SEA-HIS VICTORIES, LAWS, AND IMPROVE-
MENTS-REIGNS OF EDWARD-ATHELSTAN-EDMUND-AND EDred.
REIGN OF EDWY-EDGAR-EDWARD THE MARTYR-ETHELRED-AND EDMUND,
DANISH SOVEREIGNS-CANUTE-HAROLD-HARDECANUTE-SAXON LINE RE-
STORED-EDWARD THE CONFESSOR-HAROLD-VICTORY OF WILLIAM THE