Early BritainT. Fisher Unwin, 1889 - 382 pages |
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... defeated , 55— State of Britain in A.D. 71 , 57 . VII . AGRICOLA IN COMMAND 58-65 The Ordovices , 59 - Ireland first mentioned in History , 63- Recall of Agricola , 65 . THE ROMAN WALLS . VIII . 66-78 Southern Britain , 67 ...
... defeated , 55— State of Britain in A.D. 71 , 57 . VII . AGRICOLA IN COMMAND 58-65 The Ordovices , 59 - Ireland first mentioned in History , 63- Recall of Agricola , 65 . THE ROMAN WALLS . VIII . 66-78 Southern Britain , 67 ...
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... defeats the Rebel Normans , 347 - Matilda of Flanders , 349 . XXXII . THE ACCESSION OF HAROLD AND THE CAMPAIGN IN THE NORTH . • 351-360 Prophecy of Edward the Confessor , 353 - Harold is crowned King , 355 - Battle of Fulford , 357 ...
... defeats the Rebel Normans , 347 - Matilda of Flanders , 349 . XXXII . THE ACCESSION OF HAROLD AND THE CAMPAIGN IN THE NORTH . • 351-360 Prophecy of Edward the Confessor , 353 - Harold is crowned King , 355 - Battle of Fulford , 357 ...
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... defeated by Plautius in the marshes and forests to which they had retired . The account of the campaign now becomes very obscure . Plautius received the submission of part of the tribe of the " Boduni , " supposed to be the same as the ...
... defeated by Plautius in the marshes and forests to which they had retired . The account of the campaign now becomes very obscure . Plautius received the submission of part of the tribe of the " Boduni , " supposed to be the same as the ...
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... Semiramis and other unlikely persons and things , but apologizes by making her say , " All this we have learnt from the Romans . " I See p . 59 . THE BRITONS DEFEATED . 55 Romans were found irresistible . 54 BOADICEA .
... Semiramis and other unlikely persons and things , but apologizes by making her say , " All this we have learnt from the Romans . " I See p . 59 . THE BRITONS DEFEATED . 55 Romans were found irresistible . 54 BOADICEA .
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Alfred John Church. THE BRITONS DEFEATED . 55 Romans were found irresistible . At first the legion kept its place , contenting itself with discharging its heavy missiles against the crowded ranks of the enemy . Then it advanced in a ...
Alfred John Church. THE BRITONS DEFEATED . 55 Romans were found irresistible . At first the legion kept its place , contenting itself with discharging its heavy missiles against the crowded ranks of the enemy . Then it advanced in a ...
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