The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle: The Chronicle of Florence of Worcester, with a Continuation and AppendixJoseph Stevenson Seeleys, 1853 - 404 pages |
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... Rome , which shows them to have been men who would not scruple honestly to express their convictions . Upon the whole , we may perhaps consider this manuscript as the most valuable copy of the Saxon Chronicle . 66 : ยง 10. F. The ...
... Rome , which shows them to have been men who would not scruple honestly to express their convictions . Upon the whole , we may perhaps consider this manuscript as the most valuable copy of the Saxon Chronicle . 66 : ยง 10. F. The ...
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... Rome . This year James , the brother of John , was slain by Herod . A.D. 46. This year Herod died ; he who slew James , one year before his own death . A.D. 46. This year the emperor Claudius came to Britain , and subdued a large part ...
... Rome . This year James , the brother of John , was slain by Herod . A.D. 46. This year Herod died ; he who slew James , one year before his own death . A.D. 46. This year the emperor Claudius came to Britain , and subdued a large part ...
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... Rome , and held it in great glory for twelve years.1 To him Lucius , king of Britain , sent letters praying that he might be made a Christian : and he fulfilled what he requested . 13 And they afterwards continued in the right faith ...
... Rome , and held it in great glory for twelve years.1 To him Lucius , king of Britain , sent letters praying that he might be made a Christian : and he fulfilled what he requested . 13 And they afterwards continued in the right faith ...
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... Rome by storm , and after this the Romans never ruled in Britain ; 10and this was about eleven hundred and ten years after it had been built . ' Altogether they ruled in Britain four hundred and seventy years since Caius Julius first ...
... Rome by storm , and after this the Romans never ruled in Britain ; 10and this was about eleven hundred and ten years after it had been built . ' Altogether they ruled in Britain four hundred and seventy years since Caius Julius first ...
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... Rome , ' and begged of them for help against the Picts ; but they had none , because they were themselves warring against Attila , king of the Huns . And then they sent to the Angles , and entreated the like of the ethelings of the ...
... Rome , ' and begged of them for help against the Picts ; but they had none , because they were themselves warring against Attila , king of the Huns . And then they sent to the Angles , and entreated the like of the ethelings of the ...
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abbat abbot Aelfred Aelfric Aethelbald Aethelbert Aethelstan Aethelwold afterwards Alfred April archbishop of Canterbury archbishop of York army battle Beda bishop of Winchester bishop of Worcester Britons brother buried burned Canute castle Chester Christ church Cnut commanded consecrated Cuthred Cynric Danes Danish daughter death died Eadgar Eadmund Eadward Eadwin ealdorman earldom East Angles East Anglia Easter Eccl Ecgbryht emperor England English etheling father fleet flight Florence of Worcester forces fought gave Gloucester Godwin Harold held Hereford holy honour hostages ides June kalends Kent king Aethelred king Edward king Henry king William king's kingdom land London lord March Marianus Mercians minster monastery monks named nobles Normandy Northumbrians ordained Pagans peace place called plundered pope priest province queen reign returned river Rochester Rome Saxon Chronicle Scots sent sentence Sept ships slain slew South Saxons succeeded Thames thanes thence thither took town Welsh West Saxons