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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... length ; it had on its northern front a deep ditch , and on its southern side a turf wall and fosse ran parallel with it , at a distance generally of 60 or 70 yards ; the included space was traversed by a military road , along which ...
... length ; it had on its northern front a deep ditch , and on its southern side a turf wall and fosse ran parallel with it , at a distance generally of 60 or 70 yards ; the included space was traversed by a military road , along which ...
Page 45
... length became numerous enough to rule the country they were hired to guard , should be placed at least as early as the year 429 , or twenty years before the era usually assigned . It seems hopeless to attempt to identify the sites of ...
... length became numerous enough to rule the country they were hired to guard , should be placed at least as early as the year 429 , or twenty years before the era usually assigned . It seems hopeless to attempt to identify the sites of ...
Page 51
... length some river was reached , descending which with such rude barks as they could hastily construct , they again launched on the ocean , to pursue another career of de- vastation . " We have not , " says Sidonius Apollinaris , a ...
... length some river was reached , descending which with such rude barks as they could hastily construct , they again launched on the ocean , to pursue another career of de- vastation . " We have not , " says Sidonius Apollinaris , a ...
Page 55
... see p . ii . ) , and another in the early part of the sixth , to support the earlier colony , then threatened by the Picts . g See p . 41 . h See p . 15 . See p . 66 . Scots . At length the Picts were entirely subdued , SCOTLAND . 55.
... see p . ii . ) , and another in the early part of the sixth , to support the earlier colony , then threatened by the Picts . g See p . 41 . h See p . 15 . See p . 66 . Scots . At length the Picts were entirely subdued , SCOTLAND . 55.
Page 56
... length the Picts were entirely subdued , ( some writers say extirpated , but this is doubtless an exaggera- tion , ) and early in the ninth century the Scots , become supreme , gave their name , and something like its pre- sent limits ...
... length the Picts were entirely subdued , ( some writers say extirpated , but this is doubtless an exaggera- tion , ) and early in the ninth century the Scots , become supreme , gave their name , and something like its pre- sent limits ...
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