The Chronicle of Henry of Huntingdon: Comprising the History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Cęsar 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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... castle , there being no safety outside the walls , and when every man's hand was against his neighbour . In these ... castles and cities . Now we stand in the wild morasses of the isle of Ely ; at another time we reconnoitre the ...
... castle , there being no safety outside the walls , and when every man's hand was against his neighbour . In these ... castles and cities . Now we stand in the wild morasses of the isle of Ely ; at another time we reconnoitre the ...
Page xxi
... Castle by storm . He then , we are told , offered battle to Stephen , who had hastened to its relief ; but the king drawing off his army , the duke threw succours into Wal- lingford Castle , and then having laid siege to the neigh ...
... Castle by storm . He then , we are told , offered battle to Stephen , who had hastened to its relief ; but the king drawing off his army , the duke threw succours into Wal- lingford Castle , and then having laid siege to the neigh ...
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... castles on their estates , caused them to be suddenly arrested and severely treated . bishops were thus compelled to surrender their fortresses , including the stately castle of Newark , which Bishop Alexander had erected . They ...
... castles on their estates , caused them to be suddenly arrested and severely treated . bishops were thus compelled to surrender their fortresses , including the stately castle of Newark , which Bishop Alexander had erected . They ...
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... Castle is supposed to stand on the site of Andred - cester , though some antiquarians place it elsewhere on the coast of Sussex . Its name , and the subsequent details of Henry of Huntingdon , show that it stood on the verge of the ...
... Castle is supposed to stand on the site of Andred - cester , though some antiquarians place it elsewhere on the coast of Sussex . Its name , and the subsequent details of Henry of Huntingdon , show that it stood on the verge of the ...
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... castle called Taunton , which Ina had built . This same Eadbert , the Etheling , who was the king's enemy , had got possession of the castle , but Ina's Queen Ethelburga stormed and razed it to the ground , compelling Eadbert to escape ...
... castle called Taunton , which Ina had built . This same Eadbert , the Etheling , who was the king's enemy , had got possession of the castle , but Ina's Queen Ethelburga stormed and razed it to the ground , compelling Eadbert to escape ...
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