The Story of Early BritainG.P. Putnam's Sons, 1890 - 382 pages |
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Page viii
... called " Britain " after the middle of the fifth century ; but it certainly could not be called " England " before that time . To the writers and readers of Latin it was always " Britannia , " and it is still formally known " Britain ...
... called " Britain " after the middle of the fifth century ; but it certainly could not be called " England " before that time . To the writers and readers of Latin it was always " Britannia , " and it is still formally known " Britain ...
Page x
... called " Andreds weald , " 97- The West Saxons in Britain , 99 - The Angles , 101 - The Kingdom of Northumbria , 103 - The Kingdom of Mercia , 105 - The Boundary of Wales , 107 - The King's Scaur , 109 - The Story of the Cave , III XI ...
... called " Andreds weald , " 97- The West Saxons in Britain , 99 - The Angles , 101 - The Kingdom of Northumbria , 103 - The Kingdom of Mercia , 105 - The Boundary of Wales , 107 - The King's Scaur , 109 - The Story of the Cave , III XI ...
Page xv
... CALLED RHYD - Y - GORSE , ABERYSTWITH . FROM THE ORIGINAL IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM , VIEW OF STONEHENGE ( RESTORATION ) . STONEHENGE - PRESENT STATE . FROM A PHOTO- GRAPH BY MESSRS . POULTON BRONZE HELMET . FROM THE ORIGINAL IN THE BRITISH ...
... CALLED RHYD - Y - GORSE , ABERYSTWITH . FROM THE ORIGINAL IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM , VIEW OF STONEHENGE ( RESTORATION ) . STONEHENGE - PRESENT STATE . FROM A PHOTO- GRAPH BY MESSRS . POULTON BRONZE HELMET . FROM THE ORIGINAL IN THE BRITISH ...
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Alfred John Church. SHIELD OF THE BRONZE AGE . Found in a turbary called Rhyd - y - gorse , Aberystwith . ( From the original in the British Museum . ) THE DRUIDS . 7 they ceased to be profitable ,
Alfred John Church. SHIELD OF THE BRONZE AGE . Found in a turbary called Rhyd - y - gorse , Aberystwith . ( From the original in the British Museum . ) THE DRUIDS . 7 they ceased to be profitable ,
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... called a reconnaissance in force . Information about the island , its population , harbours , & c . , which he had hitherto tried in vain to get , might thus be acquired , and would be useful in case he should see fit to make afterwards ...
... called a reconnaissance in force . Information about the island , its population , harbours , & c . , which he had hitherto tried in vain to get , might thus be acquired , and would be useful in case he should see fit to make afterwards ...
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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