The Annals of England: An Epitome of English History, from Contemporary Writers, the Rolls of Parliament, and Other Public Records ...John Henry and James Parker, 1865 |
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Page i
... Britons ; they came from Armenia ( Armorica , now Britanny ) , and first settled in the south of Britain . Then befel it that Picts came from the south , from Scythia , with long ships , not many , and first landed in North Hibernia ...
... Britons ; they came from Armenia ( Armorica , now Britanny ) , and first settled in the south of Britain . Then befel it that Picts came from the south , from Scythia , with long ships , not many , and first landed in North Hibernia ...
Page ii
... Britons had , as we before have said . And the Picts obtained wives for themselves of the Scots , on this con- dition , that they should always choose their royal lineage on the woman's side ; which they have held ever since . And then ...
... Britons had , as we before have said . And the Picts obtained wives for themselves of the Scots , on this con- dition , that they should always choose their royal lineage on the woman's side ; which they have held ever since . And then ...
Page iv
... Britons were too barbarous to need a coinage ; but if that were the case , surely the Gauls could have had just as little need of a metallic currency , as they were at that time little , if at all , more advanced in civilization than ...
... Britons were too barbarous to need a coinage ; but if that were the case , surely the Gauls could have had just as little need of a metallic currency , as they were at that time little , if at all , more advanced in civilization than ...
Page v
... Britons , and carrying on together an extensive commerce , should have known the use of money . It may therefore be assumed , that if the Gauls had a metallic currency before the time of Julius Cæsar's invasion of this island , which to ...
... Britons , and carrying on together an extensive commerce , should have known the use of money . It may therefore be assumed , that if the Gauls had a metallic currency before the time of Julius Cæsar's invasion of this island , which to ...
Page vii
... Britons before the coming of Cæsar , and it was con- tinued long after , though in subordination to the Roman governors , but the most truly influential persons were the Druids . These men were the depositories of all the learning of ...
... Britons before the coming of Cæsar , and it was con- tinued long after , though in subordination to the Roman governors , but the most truly influential persons were the Druids . These men were the depositories of all the learning of ...
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