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 53
... Northumbrian states of Bernicia and Deira were frequently governed by one ruler , it is customary , though not strictly correct , to speak of the whole as the Heptarchy . Kent , Surrey and Sussex , while Wessex occupied the THE ...
... Northumbrian states of Bernicia and Deira were frequently governed by one ruler , it is customary , though not strictly correct , to speak of the whole as the Heptarchy . Kent , Surrey and Sussex , while Wessex occupied the THE ...
Page 54
... Northumbrian kingdoms ( also Anglian ) occupied Valentia , or North England and South Scotland , but were bounded by independent British tribes in Cumberland and Strathclyde . Westward of Mercia extended Wales ( Britannia Se- cunda ) ...
... Northumbrian kingdoms ( also Anglian ) occupied Valentia , or North England and South Scotland , but were bounded by independent British tribes in Cumberland and Strathclyde . Westward of Mercia extended Wales ( Britannia Se- cunda ) ...
Page 55
... Northumbria was in part at least converted before the coming of Paulinus . The see of Lindisfarne ( the mother church of Durham ) was founded by Aidan , one of their number , and was ruled by Scot- tish prelates until the middle of the ...
... Northumbria was in part at least converted before the coming of Paulinus . The see of Lindisfarne ( the mother church of Durham ) was founded by Aidan , one of their number , and was ruled by Scot- tish prelates until the middle of the ...
Page 57
... Northumbria . The term is often understood to mean " wielder of the strength of Britain , " but seems rather to imply " the widely - ruling chief . " " " The appellation Bretwalda was also given to Egbert , as THE BRETWALDAS . 57 57.
... Northumbria . The term is often understood to mean " wielder of the strength of Britain , " but seems rather to imply " the widely - ruling chief . " " " The appellation Bretwalda was also given to Egbert , as THE BRETWALDAS . 57 57.
Page 59
... NORTHUMBRIA A.D. 550 ( circa ) . Kentigern , a Scot , founds a bishop's see at St. Asaph . A.D. 560. Ceawlin ( Bretwalda ) succeeds in Wessex . Ella succeeds in the southern part of Northumbria " . Ethelbert ( Bretwalda ) succeeds in ...
... NORTHUMBRIA A.D. 550 ( circa ) . Kentigern , a Scot , founds a bishop's see at St. Asaph . A.D. 560. Ceawlin ( Bretwalda ) succeeds in Wessex . Ella succeeds in the southern part of Northumbria " . Ethelbert ( Bretwalda ) succeeds in ...
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