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 ii
... 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 befel it in the course of years , that some part of ...
... 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 befel it in the course of years , that some part of ...
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... obtain assistance from the Britons against the Romans . B.C. 55. Caius Julius Cæsar prepares for an expe- dition into Britain . The Britons , hearing of his preparations , dispatch ambassadors to Cæsar , who sends them back accom ...
... obtain assistance from the Britons against the Romans . B.C. 55. Caius Julius Cæsar prepares for an expe- dition into Britain . The Britons , hearing of his preparations , dispatch ambassadors to Cæsar , who sends them back accom ...
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... obtain tribute from the more distant tribese . The Orcades were among the number , according to Eutropius , but Tacitus asserts on the contrary that they were first discovered and subjugated by Agricola . The Picts are subdued . Simon ...
... obtain tribute from the more distant tribese . The Orcades were among the number , according to Eutropius , but Tacitus asserts on the contrary that they were first discovered and subjugated by Agricola . The Picts are subdued . Simon ...
Page 55
... obtained the supremacy , mainly through the influence and address of Wilfredi . Little is accurately known of the relations between the two races , but , judging from the result , it would seem to have been much like what prevailed in ...
... obtained the supremacy , mainly through the influence and address of Wilfredi . Little is accurately known of the relations between the two races , but , judging from the result , it would seem to have been much like what prevailed in ...
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... obtained another decree in his favour , and passed the few remaining years of his life as bishop of Hexham ; dying at Oundle , Oct. 12 , 709 , he was buried in the monastery of Ripon . Being after wards canonized , he became a popular ...
... obtained another decree in his favour , and passed the few remaining years of his life as bishop of Hexham ; dying at Oundle , Oct. 12 , 709 , he was buried in the monastery of Ripon . Being after wards canonized , he became a popular ...
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