A Chronological Abridgment of the History of Great-Britain, from the First Invasion of the Romans, to the Year 1763: With Genealogical and Political Tables ...T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1812 - Great Britain |
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Page 16
... Roman procurator took possession of the whole ; and when Boadicea attempted to remonstrate , he ordered her to be scourged like a slave , and insulted These her daughters in the most criminal manner . outrages 16 [ Period . ROMAN INVASION .
... Roman procurator took possession of the whole ; and when Boadicea attempted to remonstrate , he ordered her to be scourged like a slave , and insulted These her daughters in the most criminal manner . outrages 16 [ Period . ROMAN INVASION .
Page 17
... daughters in the most criminal manner . outrages were sufficient to produce a revolt through- out the island . The Iceni , as being the subjects of the unfortunate queen , were the first to take arms . The other principalities soon ...
... daughters in the most criminal manner . outrages were sufficient to produce a revolt through- out the island . The Iceni , as being the subjects of the unfortunate queen , were the first to take arms . The other principalities soon ...
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... daughter or his widow . Though in the remotest ages , the attachment of the Britons to the fainily of their sovereign was , after their love of liberty , the inost prominent of their characteris- tics , they had no idea of the ...
... daughter or his widow . Though in the remotest ages , the attachment of the Britons to the fainily of their sovereign was , after their love of liberty , the inost prominent of their characteris- tics , they had no idea of the ...
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... daughter of Ella ; and expelling her brother Edwin , esta- blished one of the most powerful of the Saxon king- doms , under the name of Northumberland . He spread the terror of the Saxon arms through the neighbouring country , and by ...
... daughter of Ella ; and expelling her brother Edwin , esta- blished one of the most powerful of the Saxon king- doms , under the name of Northumberland . He spread the terror of the Saxon arms through the neighbouring country , and by ...
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... daughter of Caribert , king of Paris , and the grand - son of Clovis , he , in consi- deration of this alliance , submitted to the remarka- ble stipulation , that the princess should enjoy the free exercise of her religion . Bertha ...
... daughter of Caribert , king of Paris , and the grand - son of Clovis , he , in consi- deration of this alliance , submitted to the remarka- ble stipulation , that the princess should enjoy the free exercise of her religion . Bertha ...
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