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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... afterwards composed 2. Historia Novella . The Modern History . This appears to have been begun after the death of Henry I ; probably not long before 1140 . may be found traces of at least four ' several viii TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE .
... afterwards composed 2. Historia Novella . The Modern History . This appears to have been begun after the death of Henry I ; probably not long before 1140 . may be found traces of at least four ' several viii TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE .
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... afterwards found it necessary to modify and soften them . ; His character and attainments had early acquired a high degree of reputation among his contemporaries . He was entreated by the monks of various monasteries to write either the ...
... afterwards found it necessary to modify and soften them . ; His character and attainments had early acquired a high degree of reputation among his contemporaries . He was entreated by the monks of various monasteries to write either the ...
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... death of Archbishop Anselm only , A.D. 1109 , but afterwards continued it to the decease of Ralph , A.D. 1122 . country , as respect for the authority of those who B 2 PREFACE . THE history of the English, from their arrival in ...
... death of Archbishop Anselm only , A.D. 1109 , but afterwards continued it to the decease of Ralph , A.D. 1122 . country , as respect for the authority of those who B 2 PREFACE . THE history of the English, from their arrival in ...
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... afterwards , however , when to his riper years he had added a more perfect knowledge of war , he quickly , by successive victories , subjugated every kingdom of the Angles , with the exception of the Northumbrians . And , in order to ...
... afterwards , however , when to his riper years he had added a more perfect knowledge of war , he quickly , by successive victories , subjugated every kingdom of the Angles , with the exception of the Northumbrians . And , in order to ...
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... afterwards splendidly interred . Cenric moreover , who was as illustrious as his father , after twenty - six years , bequeathed the kingdom , somewhat enlarged , to his son Ceawlin . The Chronicles extol the singular valour of this man ...
... afterwards splendidly interred . Cenric moreover , who was as illustrious as his father , after twenty - six years , bequeathed the kingdom , somewhat enlarged , to his son Ceawlin . The Chronicles extol the singular valour of this man ...
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