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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... reign of Henry I. , was given to the world soon after that king's death in 1135. Thirteen years afterwards Hunt- ingdon continued his History to the period of the death of Bishop Alexander , the thirteenth year of Stephen's reign , A.D. ...
... reign of Henry I. , was given to the world soon after that king's death in 1135. Thirteen years afterwards Hunt- ingdon continued his History to the period of the death of Bishop Alexander , the thirteenth year of Stephen's reign , A.D. ...
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... reign has now lasted thirty - five years " and quotes a prediction that it would not last two years longer , which was singularly veri- fied , as Henry I. died in the month of December of that same year 1135. Huntingdon , indeed , in a ...
... reign has now lasted thirty - five years " and quotes a prediction that it would not last two years longer , which was singularly veri- fied , as Henry I. died in the month of December of that same year 1135. Huntingdon , indeed , in a ...
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... reign of William II . , although additional matter is frequently introduced . But the latter part of the seventh , and the whole of the eighth Book , containing the reigns of Henry I. and Stephen , are more valuable , the author having ...
... reign of William II . , although additional matter is frequently introduced . But the latter part of the seventh , and the whole of the eighth Book , containing the reigns of Henry I. and Stephen , are more valuable , the author having ...
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... reign will be found recorded by two different au- thors . They should be read in connection with William of Malmesbury's " Modern History , " which embraces the same period . ' Taken together , " as Dr. Sewell observes , " they ...
... reign will be found recorded by two different au- thors . They should be read in connection with William of Malmesbury's " Modern History , " which embraces the same period . ' Taken together , " as Dr. Sewell observes , " they ...
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... reign and even barbarous peoples , that in some instances their kings spontaneously came to Rome to do him homage ... reigns of Augustus and Tiberius . It would be a bootless task to correct all Henry of Huntingdon's errors and ...
... reign and even barbarous peoples , that in some instances their kings spontaneously came to Rome to do him homage ... reigns of Augustus and Tiberius . It would be a bootless task to correct all Henry of Huntingdon's errors and ...
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