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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... historians , particularly Rapin Thoyras , Hume , and Dr. Henry , and ascer- tained the accuracy of many of their authorities , selecting the facts which appeared to me the most interesting and the best supported , and rejecting all ...
... historians , particularly Rapin Thoyras , Hume , and Dr. Henry , and ascer- tained the accuracy of many of their authorities , selecting the facts which appeared to me the most interesting and the best supported , and rejecting all ...
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... historians , would exceed the limits of an abridgment ; I have therefore generally confined myself to giving an exact account of the facts erro- neously stated by them . With a less strict adherence to truth , I could easily have ...
... historians , would exceed the limits of an abridgment ; I have therefore generally confined myself to giving an exact account of the facts erro- neously stated by them . With a less strict adherence to truth , I could easily have ...
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... historians of those times , that a chasm of eighty - nine years has been left in the history of Britain , which cannot now be filled up in a satisfactory manner . Ann . Dom . 43 to 59 . In the year 43 after the birth of Christ , Aulus ...
... historians of those times , that a chasm of eighty - nine years has been left in the history of Britain , which cannot now be filled up in a satisfactory manner . Ann . Dom . 43 to 59 . In the year 43 after the birth of Christ , Aulus ...
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... historians give no particular account of the affairs of Britain . They relate only , that in the year 121 , Adrian , visiting the several provinces of his empire , came over to Britain , and raised a rampart or wall of earth , as the ...
... historians give no particular account of the affairs of Britain . They relate only , that in the year 121 , Adrian , visiting the several provinces of his empire , came over to Britain , and raised a rampart or wall of earth , as the ...
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... historians . It is only known that the Romans , during their abode in that country , introduced into it all the luxuries of Italy , and reduced the South Britons to the lowest state of vassalage . The genius of liberty retreated ...
... historians . It is only known that the Romans , during their abode in that country , introduced into it all the luxuries of Italy , and reduced the South Britons to the lowest state of vassalage . The genius of liberty retreated ...
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