The Life and Times of Alfred the GreatG. Bell, 1848 - 417 pages |
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Page xii
... Winchester sacked by the Danes in 860 - Death of St. Swithun in 861 - Thanet invaded by the Danes in 864 - Ethelbert dies in 866 . 69 CHAP . VII . Ethelred succeeds to the throne - Osbert king of Northumberland— His insult to the wife ...
... Winchester sacked by the Danes in 860 - Death of St. Swithun in 861 - Thanet invaded by the Danes in 864 - Ethelbert dies in 866 . 69 CHAP . VII . Ethelred succeeds to the throne - Osbert king of Northumberland— His insult to the wife ...
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... Winchester - Alfred's children - their education - The school for the sons of the nobility - No Universities in those times - Supposition that Alfred was not in favour at Rome . CHAP . XXII . 276 Alfred's avocations as described by ...
... Winchester - Alfred's children - their education - The school for the sons of the nobility - No Universities in those times - Supposition that Alfred was not in favour at Rome . CHAP . XXII . 276 Alfred's avocations as described by ...
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... Winchester . About the same time that this engagement was fought on the borders of Mercia , the Britons of " Admitted to the throne , " FLOR . " occupied the throne . " HUNT . Ingulf however states plainly , that Kenwolf was expelled by ...
... Winchester . About the same time that this engagement was fought on the borders of Mercia , the Britons of " Admitted to the throne , " FLOR . " occupied the throne . " HUNT . Ingulf however states plainly , that Kenwolf was expelled by ...
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... Winchester and Salisbury , whose dioceses lay near the scene of the battle . The aldermen were named Dudda and Osmond . Sax . Ch . Ethel . Flor . Hunt . b Will . Malmesbury , Book II . Sax . Ch . Ethel . Flor . Hunt . * Sax . Ch . Ethel ...
... Winchester and Salisbury , whose dioceses lay near the scene of the battle . The aldermen were named Dudda and Osmond . Sax . Ch . Ethel . Flor . Hunt . b Will . Malmesbury , Book II . Sax . Ch . Ethel . Flor . Hunt . * Sax . Ch . Ethel ...
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... Winchester ; but it has even been asserted by some , that he received holy orders , and was in due time promoted to the bishopric of the Church in which he had received his education . Malmesbury ' indeed says , that at the time of ...
... Winchester ; but it has even been asserted by some , that he received holy orders , and was in due time promoted to the bishopric of the Church in which he had received his education . Malmesbury ' indeed says , that at the time of ...
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abbat abbey Ælfred afterwards Alderman Alfred's ancient Anglo-Saxon Annals Asser Athelney authority battle bishop body Britain Britons Brompton brother Burrhed called Chippenham Chron Church coast Croyland abbey Cuthbert Danes Danish death defeated dominions ealle earl East Anglia Edmund Egbert enemy England English Ethelbald Ethelbert Ethelred Ethelwerd Ethelwolf Exeter father fleet Flor fortress Guthrum Halfdene Henry of Huntingdon Heptarchy Hinguar historian holy honours Hubba hundred Hunt Huntingdon Ingulf invaders invasion island Kent King Alfred king of Mercia king of Wessex king's kingdom land Lappenberg Latin learning Lodbroc Malmesbury Matthew of Westminster mind monastery monks narrative Neot nobles Northumberland Osburga Pagans peace plunder possession prince probably ravages reign Rome saint Saxon Chronicle says seems shew ships slain Spelman subjects Sussex throne tithes translation Turner victory Wessex West-Saxons whilst whole William of Malmesbury Winchester words writers