Half Hours of English History: From the Roman Period to the Death of Elizabeth ...F. Warne & Company, 1865 - 687 pages |
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... Bretwalda , that is , as it has been interpreted , Wielder or Emperor of Britain ; and it is probable that a species of superior honour and dignity , such as this title would imply , may have been claimed by the princes in question ...
... Bretwalda , that is , as it has been interpreted , Wielder or Emperor of Britain ; and it is probable that a species of superior honour and dignity , such as this title would imply , may have been claimed by the princes in question ...
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... Bretwalda of all the Saxon princes , will supply the monks with food and drink and lodging . Upon this Augustin and his companions fall again into order of procession , and direct their steps , solemn and slow , towards the neighbouring ...
... Bretwalda of all the Saxon princes , will supply the monks with food and drink and lodging . Upon this Augustin and his companions fall again into order of procession , and direct their steps , solemn and slow , towards the neighbouring ...
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... Bretwalda . 616 He dies , and is succeeded as king of Kent by his son Eadbald . 617 Redwald , king of East Anglia , becomes Bretwalda . The Angles of Bernicia and Deira united , and called Northumbrians . 621 Edilfrid , king of ...
... Bretwalda . 616 He dies , and is succeeded as king of Kent by his son Eadbald . 617 Redwald , king of East Anglia , becomes Bretwalda . The Angles of Bernicia and Deira united , and called Northumbrians . 621 Edilfrid , king of ...
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... Bretwalda . 830 Ungus , king of Scots , dies . 832 The Danish pirates land and ravage the Isle of Sheppey . 833 They land again and are fought by Egbert at Charmouth . 834 Egbert defeats the Danes and Britons of Cornwall and Devon at ...
... Bretwalda . 830 Ungus , king of Scots , dies . 832 The Danish pirates land and ravage the Isle of Sheppey . 833 They land again and are fought by Egbert at Charmouth . 834 Egbert defeats the Danes and Britons of Cornwall and Devon at ...
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Abbey ancient Anglo-Saxon archbishop Archbishop of Canterbury arms army barons battle battle of Hastings Becket bishop blood Bretwalda brother Cæsar called Canute castle cause chroniclers church commanded Conqueror conquest court crown Danes daughter death defeated duke earl Edward Edward the Confessor enemies English Enter father favour fear feudal force France French friends Gloucester Godwin hand Harold hast hath head heart heaven Henry II holy honour horse John King Henry king of England king of Scots king's kingdom knights land Lanfranc London lord Matilda monks Montfort never noble Norman Normandy oath peace person pope possession priest prince prisoner queen reign Ricola Robert Rochester Castle Roman Rome royal Rufus Saxon Scotland Scots sent slain soldiers soul Stephen sword thee Thomas à Becket thou throne took Tower town Tyrrel unto Wallace William William the Conqueror Winchester Wolfstan words
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Page 478 - This story shall the good man teach his son ; And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by, From this day to the ending of the world, But we in it shall be remembered...
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Page 354 - On a rock, whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Robed in the sable garb of woe, With haggard eyes the poet stood ; (Loose his beard and hoary hair, Stream'd like a meteor to the troubled air,) And with a master's hand and prophet's fire Struck the deep sorrows of his lyre...
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Page 417 - Not all the water in the rough rude sea Can wash the balm from an anointed king : The breath of worldly men cannot depose The deputy elected by the Lord.