William of Malmesbury's Chronicle of the Kings of England: From the Earliest Period to the Reign of King StephenG. Bell, 1895 - 544 pages |
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Page vi
... Norman parents ; his father having probably come hither at the conquest . The exact time of his birth cannot be ascertained ; though per- haps an approximation to it may be made . In the " Com- mentary on Jeremiah , " * Malmesbury ...
... Norman parents ; his father having probably come hither at the conquest . The exact time of his birth cannot be ascertained ; though per- haps an approximation to it may be made . In the " Com- mentary on Jeremiah , " * Malmesbury ...
Page xi
... Norman conquest , among other objects of studious research in England , history attracted considerable attention , and the form , as well as the matter , of the Saxon Chronicle , became the prevailing standard . It might readily be ...
... Norman conquest , among other objects of studious research in England , history attracted considerable attention , and the form , as well as the matter , of the Saxon Chronicle , became the prevailing standard . It might readily be ...
Page xii
... Norman conquest . The three remaining books are occupied with the reigns of William and his sons , including a very interesting account of the first Crusade . His Modern History carries the narrative into the turbulent reign of Stephen ...
... Norman conquest . The three remaining books are occupied with the reigns of William and his sons , including a very interesting account of the first Crusade . His Modern History carries the narrative into the turbulent reign of Stephen ...
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... Normans . The three following Books will be employed upon the history of three successive kings , with the addition of what- ever , in their times , happened elsewhere , which , from its celebrity , may demand a more particular notice ...
... Normans . The three following Books will be employed upon the history of three successive kings , with the addition of what- ever , in their times , happened elsewhere , which , from its celebrity , may demand a more particular notice ...
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... Normans , who have given their own name to that part of Gaul which they subdued . From Germany , then , there first came into Britain , an inconsiderable number indeed , but well able to make up for their paucity by their courage ...
... Normans , who have given their own name to that part of Gaul which they subdued . From Germany , then , there first came into Britain , an inconsiderable number indeed , but well able to make up for their paucity by their courage ...
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