The Chronicle of Henry of Huntingdon: Comprising the History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Cæsar to the Accession of Henry II. Also, The Acts of Stephen, King of England and Duke of NormandyH. G. Bohn, 1853 - 442 pages |
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... attacked ; and that his army , unnerved and enfeebled by their disas- ters , at length disbanded . We are then informed that the young duke , worn out with shame and distress , applied to his mother , the Countess of Anjou , whose ...
... attacked ; and that his army , unnerved and enfeebled by their disas- ters , at length disbanded . We are then informed that the young duke , worn out with shame and distress , applied to his mother , the Countess of Anjou , whose ...
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... attack from the Britons much severer than he had expected , and , finding his force outnumbered by a foe whom he had greatly under- rated , he was compelled to re - embark his troops . On his return to Gaul he met with a violent storm ...
... attack from the Britons much severer than he had expected , and , finding his force outnumbered by a foe whom he had greatly under- rated , he was compelled to re - embark his troops . On his return to Gaul he met with a violent storm ...
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... attacks , he feigned a retreat . The Britons pursued the retiring army and slew great numbers , but were checked by a wood into which the Romans threw themselves . Preparing there for a third attack , Cæsar thus exhorted his troops ...
... attacks , he feigned a retreat . The Britons pursued the retiring army and slew great numbers , but were checked by a wood into which the Romans threw themselves . Preparing there for a third attack , Cæsar thus exhorted his troops ...
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... attacks , the troops of Cæsar were fresh when the islanders had lost their vigour . Victory was on the side of the ... attacked the barbarians , who , not being able to stand the shock of the legions , retired into the woods , from the ...
... attacks , the troops of Cæsar were fresh when the islanders had lost their vigour . Victory was on the side of the ... attacked the barbarians , who , not being able to stand the shock of the legions , retired into the woods , from the ...
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... attack destroyed Gratian , the Augustus , and then expelled from Italy his brother Valentinian , also Augustus , who took refuge with Theodosius in the East . The eulogy of Gratian : " He was not wanting in erudition , wrote verses ...
... attack destroyed Gratian , the Augustus , and then expelled from Italy his brother Valentinian , also Augustus , who took refuge with Theodosius in the East . The eulogy of Gratian : " He was not wanting in erudition , wrote verses ...
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