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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... immediately find- ing the date and principal circumstances of the most remarkable events that have occurred at any period . It must , however , be confessed , that in • President Henault's work , the accounts relating to the history of ...
... immediately find- ing the date and principal circumstances of the most remarkable events that have occurred at any period . It must , however , be confessed , that in • President Henault's work , the accounts relating to the history of ...
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... , in one volume , will be put to press immediately after the publication of the present work . А CHRONOLOGICAL ABRIDGMENT OF THE HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN . B2 PRELIMINARY NOTE . 3 suppositions and probabilities grounded on private ...
... , in one volume , will be put to press immediately after the publication of the present work . А CHRONOLOGICAL ABRIDGMENT OF THE HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN . B2 PRELIMINARY NOTE . 3 suppositions and probabilities grounded on private ...
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... immediately several advantages over the Britons , who , discouraged by the ill success of their effort , released Comius from the prison where they had confined him , and sent him with their ambassadors to Cæsar , to profess an entire ...
... immediately several advantages over the Britons , who , discouraged by the ill success of their effort , released Comius from the prison where they had confined him , and sent him with their ambassadors to Cæsar , to profess an entire ...
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... immediately a ge- neral engagement , led back the legions to the camp . The Britons sent messengers all over the country to get reinforcements , and such multitudes complied with the summons as emboldened them to approach the Roman camp ...
... immediately a ge- neral engagement , led back the legions to the camp . The Britons sent messengers all over the country to get reinforcements , and such multitudes complied with the summons as emboldened them to approach the Roman camp ...
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... immediately taken off . Ann . 59 to 77 . Under the reign of Nero , Suetonius Paulinus , being invested with the command of the Roman armies in Britain , resolved to attack the island of Mona ( now Anglesey ) , which was the chief seat ...
... immediately taken off . Ann . 59 to 77 . Under the reign of Nero , Suetonius Paulinus , being invested with the command of the Roman armies in Britain , resolved to attack the island of Mona ( now Anglesey ) , which was the chief seat ...
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