THE SUCCESSORS OF EGBERT, AND THE DANES 185-198 The Pagans waste Sceapige, 187-Alderman Ealcher, 189- The Lindsey Men defeat the Danes, 191–The Story of King Alfred as a Scholar, 201 - The Northmen conquer North- umbria, 203-The Story of the Cakes, 205--Pirates beaten at London and Oxford, 227-Edward's Statesmanship, 229- THE VENGEANCE FOR ST. BRICE'S DAY. . 276-294 Norwich and Thetford burnt, 277-Buying off the Pagans, 279-Hampshire and Berkshire ravaged, 281-Demoralized state of the Country, 283-Forty-eight Thousand Pounds Ransom, 285- Sweyn virtually King of England, 287- Danegelt of £82.500, 297-Canute's Journey to Rome, 299- Organization of the House Carles, 301-Canute favours the Death of Godwin, 335-The Welsh burn Hereford, 337- Prophecy of Edward the Confessor, 353-Harold is crowned ILLUSTRATIONS. BRONZE SHIELD, LATE CELTIC WORK, FOUND IN THE THAMES AT BATTERSEA. FROM THE PAGE ORIGINAL IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM, Frontispiece NEOLITHIC SPEAR-HEAD, OR CELT. FOUND NEAR 66 SHIELD OF THE BRONZE AGE. FOUND IN A TUR- STONEHENGE-PRESENT STATE. FROM A PHOTO- PLAN OF CAMP AT AMBRESBURY BANKS, EPPING FOREST (SUPPOSED BRITISH TOWN). ΤΑΚΕΝ 66 BY PERMISSION FROM TRANSACTIONS OF THE COIN OF CLAUDIUS. (THE FIRST OCCASION ON WHICH ALLUSION IS MADE TO BRITAIN ON THE COIN AGE OF ROME.) BY PERMISSION OF THE REV. J. COLLINGWOOD BRUCE XV 4 68 II 15 28 37 J. COLLINGWOOD BRUCE PHOTOGRAPH BY MISS MONRO, OF STRAT PAGE 44 57 58 THE ROMAN WALL AT BRUNTON. FROM THE REV. J. COLLINGWOOD BRUCE'S" THE ROMAN WALL,' 68 COIN OF HADRIAN. BY PERMISSION OF THE REV. J. COLLINGWOOD BRUCE . A PHOTOGRAPH BY S. V. WHITE, OF READING 69 FROM . 71 COIN OF ANTONINUS PIUS. BY PERMISSION OF THE MAP OF ROMAN BRITAIN, A.D. 577 STATUE OF A RIVER GOD (ROMAN), PROBABLY THE NORTH TYNE. BY PERMISSION OF THE REV. J. |