The History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688 |
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... Marriage of the king ... Invasion by duke Robert ... Ac- commodation with Robert ... Attack of Nor- mandy ... Conquest of Normandy ... Continua- tion of the quarrel with Anselm the primate ... Compromise xxii CONTENTS .
... Marriage of the king ... Invasion by duke Robert ... Ac- commodation with Robert ... Attack of Nor- mandy ... Conquest of Normandy ... Continua- tion of the quarrel with Anselm the primate ... Compromise xxii CONTENTS .
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... conquest made by that em pire , as belonging more to Roman than British story : we shall hasten through the obscure and uninteresting period of Saxon Annals : and shall reserve a more full narration for those times when the truth is ...
... conquest made by that em pire , as belonging more to Roman than British story : we shall hasten through the obscure and uninteresting period of Saxon Annals : and shall reserve a more full narration for those times when the truth is ...
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... conquest over human avidity may be re- garded as more signal than their prompting men to the most extraordinary and most violent ef- forts . No idolatrous worship ever attained such an ascendant over mankind as that of the ancient Gauls ...
... conquest over human avidity may be re- garded as more signal than their prompting men to the most extraordinary and most violent ef- forts . No idolatrous worship ever attained such an ascendant over mankind as that of the ancient Gauls ...
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... conquests over the Britons ; pierced into the country of the Silures , a warlike nation , who inhabited the banks of the Severne ; defeated Caractacus in a great battle ; took him prisoner , and sent him to Rome , where his magnanimous ...
... conquests over the Britons ; pierced into the country of the Silures , a warlike nation , who inhabited the banks of the Severne ; defeated Caractacus in a great battle ; took him prisoner , and sent him to Rome , where his magnanimous ...
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... conquest made by the Romans ; and Britain , once subdued , gave no farther inquietude to the victor . Caledonia alone , defended by its barren mountains , and by the contempt which the Romans entertained for it , sometimes infested the ...
... conquest made by the Romans ; and Britain , once subdued , gave no farther inquietude to the victor . Caledonia alone , defended by its barren mountains , and by the contempt which the Romans entertained for it , sometimes infested the ...
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acquired Alfred ancient Anselm appeared archbishop archbishop of Canterbury arms army Atheling attended authority barons battle Becket bishop Britons brother Canterbury Canute church civil clergy conquerors conquest constitutions of Clarendon count of Bologne court crown Danes dangerous death defence dominions duke of Normandy earl ecclesiastical Edgar Edgar Atheling Edward employed endeavoured enemy engaged England English enterprise Essex established Ethelbald Ethelbert farther favour force France gave Glocester Godwin Harold Henry Heptarchy historians honour inhabitants justice Kent king king of Wessex king's kingdom kingdom of Kent land laws liberty Matilda ment Mercia military monarch monks murder nation nobility nobleman Normans Northumberland obliged peace person pontiff pope possession prelate present pretended primate prince province received reign revenge Robert Roman Rome royal Saxons seemed seized sensible soon sovereign spirit Stephen subdued subjects submission success throne tion took usurpations valour vassals victory vigour violence William