The Story of Early BritainG.P. Putnam's Sons, 1890 - 382 pages |
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... told , so hard that their heavy vessels kept up with the ships of war . No attempt was made by the natives to oppose a landing . They seem to have been overawed by the formidable appearance of the fleet , which had been increased by the ...
... told , so hard that their heavy vessels kept up with the ships of war . No attempt was made by the natives to oppose a landing . They seem to have been overawed by the formidable appearance of the fleet , which had been increased by the ...
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... told , so hard that their heavy vessels kept up with the ships of war . No attempt was made by the natives to oppose a landing . They seem to have been overawed by the formidable appearance of the fleet , which had been increased by the ...
... told , so hard that their heavy vessels kept up with the ships of war . No attempt was made by the natives to oppose a landing . They seem to have been overawed by the formidable appearance of the fleet , which had been increased by the ...
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... told by Suetonius and Dio Cassius , is so ludicrous as to be scarcely credible . It runs thus : - I Caligula , who was unquestionably a madman , conceived a sudden whim of making a campaign against the Germans . While he was in camp he ...
... told by Suetonius and Dio Cassius , is so ludicrous as to be scarcely credible . It runs thus : - I Caligula , who was unquestionably a madman , conceived a sudden whim of making a campaign against the Germans . While he was in camp he ...
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... told , was unexpected ; but we have seen 1 We have no information as to who this Bericus was , but the name ' Veric " appears on some British coins , and it is probable that , as Dean Merivale suggests , that the two may be the same ...
... told , was unexpected ; but we have seen 1 We have no information as to who this Bericus was , but the name ' Veric " appears on some British coins , and it is probable that , as Dean Merivale suggests , that the two may be the same ...
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... told that the Roman general , to keep them in check , founded the colony of Camalodunum ( Colchester ) . A military station in the east could not exercise a very direct influence on a turbulent tribe in the west . Anyhow the general ...
... told that the Roman general , to keep them in check , founded the colony of Camalodunum ( Colchester ) . A military station in the east could not exercise a very direct influence on a turbulent tribe in the west . Anyhow the general ...
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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