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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... succeeded him : indeed several of his strictures in the earlier editions of this work , are so severe , that he afterwards found it necessary to modify and soften them . ; His character and attainments had early acquired a high degree ...
... succeeded him : indeed several of his strictures in the earlier editions of this work , are so severe , that he afterwards found it necessary to modify and soften them . ; His character and attainments had early acquired a high degree ...
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... succeeded by his son Octa , vel Osca . Osca died A.D. 408 , and Esc , his son , ascended the throne . In the year 522 Ermenric , the father of king Ethelbert , reigned . Ethelbert became king of Kent in 558 . The difference seems to ...
... succeeded by his son Octa , vel Osca . Osca died A.D. 408 , and Esc , his son , ascended the throne . In the year 522 Ermenric , the father of king Ethelbert , reigned . Ethelbert became king of Kent in 558 . The difference seems to ...
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... succeeded Erconbert , his son , by Emma , daughter of the king of France . He reigned an equal number of years with his father , but under happier auspices ; alike remarkable for piety towards God , and love to his country . For his ...
... succeeded Erconbert , his son , by Emma , daughter of the king of France . He reigned an equal number of years with his father , but under happier auspices ; alike remarkable for piety towards God , and love to his country . For his ...
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... succeeded to his wishes , and he grew old in uninterrupted tranquillity . His daughter Ercongotha , a child worthy of such a parent , and emulating her father in virtuous qualities , became a shining light in the monastery of Kalas in ...
... succeeded to his wishes , and he grew old in uninterrupted tranquillity . His daughter Ercongotha , a child worthy of such a parent , and emulating her father in virtuous qualities , became a shining light in the monastery of Kalas in ...
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... succeeded : in the beginning of his reign , to be compared only to the worst of princes ; but , in the succeeding and latter periods , a rival of the best . The moment the young man became possessed of power , wantoning in regal luxury ...
... succeeded : in the beginning of his reign , to be compared only to the worst of princes ; but , in the succeeding and latter periods , a rival of the best . The moment the young man became possessed of power , wantoning in regal luxury ...
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