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
... abide . But they would not permit them , for they said that they could not all abide there together . And then the Scots VOL . I. B a " " said , ' We may nevertheless give. Double Cromlech at Plas Newydd , in Anglesey . ...
... abide . But they would not permit them , for they said that they could not all abide there together . And then the Scots VOL . I. B a " " said , ' We may nevertheless give. Double Cromlech at Plas Newydd , in Anglesey . ...
Page ii
... give you counsel . We know another island eastward of this , where ye may dwell , if ye will , and if any one withstand you , we will assist you , so that you may subdue it . ' Then went the Picts , and subdued this land northwards ...
... give you counsel . We know another island eastward of this , where ye may dwell , if ye will , and if any one withstand you , we will assist you , so that you may subdue it . ' Then went the Picts , and subdued this land northwards ...
Page iii
... give some vague idea of its size ; and Ptolemy , early in the second cen- tury , furnishes a table of the position of many of its promontories and rivers , and of its tribes and cities ; to which Marcianus Heracleota , in the third ...
... give some vague idea of its size ; and Ptolemy , early in the second cen- tury , furnishes a table of the position of many of its promontories and rivers , and of its tribes and cities ; to which Marcianus Heracleota , in the third ...
Page vii
... gives a very similar account , and adds , " They encircle their loins and necks with iron , deeming this an ornament and mark of opulence , in like manner as other barbarians esteem gold . They puncture their bodies with pictured forms ...
... gives a very similar account , and adds , " They encircle their loins and necks with iron , deeming this an ornament and mark of opulence , in like manner as other barbarians esteem gold . They puncture their bodies with pictured forms ...
Page viii
... gives a lively account of the assault for this purpose on the stronghold of Druidism . Suetonius " prepared to fall upon Mona ( Anglesey h ) , a country powerful in inhabitants , and a common place of refuge to the revolters and ...
... gives a lively account of the assault for this purpose on the stronghold of Druidism . Suetonius " prepared to fall upon Mona ( Anglesey h ) , a country powerful in inhabitants , and a common place of refuge to the revolters and ...
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