The Story of Early BritainG.P. Putnam's Sons, 1890 - 382 pages |
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... hands , 341 - Banishment of Tostig , 343 . WILLIAM OF NORMANDY . XXXI . • 344-350 The Norman Succession , 345- William defeats the Rebel Normans , 347 - Matilda of Flanders , 349 . XXXII . THE ACCESSION OF HAROLD AND THE CAMPAIGN · 351 ...
... hands , 341 - Banishment of Tostig , 343 . WILLIAM OF NORMANDY . XXXI . • 344-350 The Norman Succession , 345- William defeats the Rebel Normans , 347 - Matilda of Flanders , 349 . XXXII . THE ACCESSION OF HAROLD AND THE CAMPAIGN · 351 ...
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... hand , are identified beyond all doubt with the Gauls of the Continent , and with the Belgic stock of this people . It is a well - known fact that in the ancient British burial - places - burial - places dating from before the time of ...
... hand , are identified beyond all doubt with the Gauls of the Continent , and with the Belgic stock of this people . It is a well - known fact that in the ancient British burial - places - burial - places dating from before the time of ...
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... hand , either standing on dry ground , or advancing a little way into the water , harassed them with showers of missiles . It is not to be wondered at that , under these circumstances , the BRONZE HELMET . ( From the original in the ...
... hand , either standing on dry ground , or advancing a little way into the water , harassed them with showers of missiles . It is not to be wondered at that , under these circumstances , the BRONZE HELMET . ( From the original in the ...
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... hands . The soldiers in his ship to a man followed his example , and these again were backed up by the rest of the army ... hand , who not only had the stronger posi- tion , but also knew the ground thoroughly , attacked them with every ...
... hands . The soldiers in his ship to a man followed his example , and these again were backed up by the rest of the army ... hand , who not only had the stronger posi- tion , but also knew the ground thoroughly , attacked them with every ...
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... hand lying to the west- ward . The fleet had drifted past the North Foreland . The oars were then got out , and , the tide turning again , the ships made for the point where the landing had been effected the year before . The soldiers ...
... hand lying to the west- ward . The fleet had drifted past the North Foreland . The oars were then got out , and , the tide turning again , the ships made for the point where the landing had been effected the year before . The soldiers ...
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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