The Story of Early BritainG.P. Putnam's Sons, 1890 - 382 pages |
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... SHIRE · 223 • 230 • 242 · 247 · 254 259 265 271 DUNSTAN . FROM THE ORIGINAL MS . EDGAR . FROM THE ORIGINAL MS . • CORFE CASTLE ; THE KING'S TOWER ; SAXON WORK , VIKING SHIP SAXON PENNIES ; FOURTEEN SPECIMENS OF THE COINAGE OF VARIOUS ...
... SHIRE · 223 • 230 • 242 · 247 · 254 259 265 271 DUNSTAN . FROM THE ORIGINAL MS . EDGAR . FROM THE ORIGINAL MS . • CORFE CASTLE ; THE KING'S TOWER ; SAXON WORK , VIKING SHIP SAXON PENNIES ; FOURTEEN SPECIMENS OF THE COINAGE OF VARIOUS ...
Page 105
... Bristol Channel the Britons still occu- pied Cornwall , Devonshire , and almost all Somerset- shire and Dorsetshire . This region was called West Wales . North of the Bristol Channel we must imagine a i 54 52 50 4 hclyde 4 C n m.
... Bristol Channel the Britons still occu- pied Cornwall , Devonshire , and almost all Somerset- shire and Dorsetshire . This region was called West Wales . North of the Bristol Channel we must imagine a i 54 52 50 4 hclyde 4 C n m.
Page 107
... shire , Shropshire , Cheshire , and some portion of Gloucestershire and Worcester . North of the Mersey , again , we have another British state including Lancashire , the hilly region of Western Yorkshire , and the mountain counties of ...
... shire , Shropshire , Cheshire , and some portion of Gloucestershire and Worcester . North of the Mersey , again , we have another British state including Lancashire , the hilly region of Western Yorkshire , and the mountain counties of ...
Page 138
... shire . Then he attacked the Welsh tribes on his north - western borders , and added the whole or part of the ancient British kingdom of Cambria to his dominions . In the pride of his success he resolved to push his conquests still ...
... shire . Then he attacked the Welsh tribes on his north - western borders , and added the whole or part of the ancient British kingdom of Cambria to his dominions . In the pride of his success he resolved to push his conquests still ...
Page 171
... shire or group of shires . His office became more defined and more important as time went on .
... shire or group of shires . His office became more defined and more important as time went on .
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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