The Story of Early BritainG.P. Putnam's Sons, 1890 - 382 pages |
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Page ix
... Britons , 17 - Stratagem of the Britons , 19- Cæsar sets sail for Gaul , 21 . III . CÆSAR IN BRITAIN ( Second Expedition ) • 22-30 The Second Landing , 23 - British Valour , 25 -- The " Town " of Caswallon , 27 - Hostages and Yearly ...
... Britons , 17 - Stratagem of the Britons , 19- Cæsar sets sail for Gaul , 21 . III . CÆSAR IN BRITAIN ( Second Expedition ) • 22-30 The Second Landing , 23 - British Valour , 25 -- The " Town " of Caswallon , 27 - Hostages and Yearly ...
Page x
... Britons defeated , 55— State of Britain in A.D. 71 , 57 . AGRICOLA IN COMMAND · VII . 58-65 The Ordovices , 59 - Ireland first mentioned in History , 63— Recall of Agricola , 65 . THE ROMAN WALLS . VIII . 66-78 Southern Britain , 67 ...
... Britons defeated , 55— State of Britain in A.D. 71 , 57 . AGRICOLA IN COMMAND · VII . 58-65 The Ordovices , 59 - Ireland first mentioned in History , 63— Recall of Agricola , 65 . THE ROMAN WALLS . VIII . 66-78 Southern Britain , 67 ...
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... Britons were Iberians , the short - headed Belgian Celts . But facts do not exactly harmonize with this theory . As Professor Huxley remarks , " the extremes of long- and short - headedness are to be met with among the fair 3 ...
... Britons were Iberians , the short - headed Belgian Celts . But facts do not exactly harmonize with this theory . As Professor Huxley remarks , " the extremes of long- and short - headedness are to be met with among the fair 3 ...
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... Britons do not grow corn , but live on milk and flesh , and are clothed in skins . All the Britons stain their persons with a dye that produces a blue colour . This gives them a more terrible aspect in battle . They wear their hair long ...
... Britons do not grow corn , but live on milk and flesh , and are clothed in skins . All the Britons stain their persons with a dye that produces a blue colour . This gives them a more terrible aspect in battle . They wear their hair long ...
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... Britons were governed by kings , one or other of whom , from time to time , acquired more or less authority over the others , we may learn from Cæsar . The same writer tells that they had a power- ful priesthood , which bore the name of ...
... Britons were governed by kings , one or other of whom , from time to time , acquired more or less authority over the others , we may learn from Cæsar . The same writer tells that they had a power- ful priesthood , which bore the name of ...
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afterwards Alderman Alfred ANGLO-SAXON Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Archbishop army Athelstan attack battle Bede Bishop Bretwalda Britain British Britons brother Cæsar called camp Canute Carausius Caswallon cavalry chief Christian Church coast command conquest crown Danes Danish daughter death defeated died dominions Dunstan Earl earldom East Anglia Edmund Edric Edward Egbert Emperor enemy England English king Ethelbald Ethelbert Ethelred Ethelwulf expedition fight fled fleet followed force fought Gaul Godwin hand Harold Harold Hardrada hear held Hengist invaders island Kent King's kingdom land legions London Mercia monastery monks native nobles Norman Normandy northern Northmen Northumbria Pagans peace Penda plunder prince probably ravaged reign Roman Rome sailed says the Chronicler seems sent ships shire slain soldiers story Suetonius Sussex Sweyn Tacitus Thames throne told took Tostig town tribes troops victory Vortigern Wales wall Welsh Wessex West Saxons William William of Malmesbury