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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... taken place , still continued undaunted , and made no pro- posals of peace , came over into Britain , and part of the island submitted to him , within a few days after his arrival , without battle or bloodshed ; he then hastened back to ...
... taken place , still continued undaunted , and made no pro- posals of peace , came over into Britain , and part of the island submitted to him , within a few days after his arrival , without battle or bloodshed ; he then hastened back to ...
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... 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 of the Druids ...
... 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 of the Druids ...
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... and bore the highest price . Besides all these articles , great num- bers of slaves , probably prisoners taken in war , or criminals condemned to slavery for their crimes , were exported 28 [ Period 1 . ROMAN INVASION .
... and bore the highest price . Besides all these articles , great num- bers of slaves , probably prisoners taken in war , or criminals condemned to slavery for their crimes , were exported 28 [ Period 1 . ROMAN INVASION .
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... Antoninus Pius stops the persecution against the Chris tians . 260 The emperor Valerian is taken prisoner by Sapor , king of Persia , and flayed alive . A.D. 274 Silk first brought from India . 291 Two Period 1. ] 31 ROMAN INVASION .
... Antoninus Pius stops the persecution against the Chris tians . 260 The emperor Valerian is taken prisoner by Sapor , king of Persia , and flayed alive . A.D. 274 Silk first brought from India . 291 Two Period 1. ] 31 ROMAN INVASION .
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... taken from him by the East Saxons . HERMENRIC , 534 , Succeeded his father Octo ; and during a reign of 32 years , he performed nothing memorable . ETHELBERT , 566 . Ethelbert , the son and successor of Hermenric , was the greatest of ...
... taken from him by the East Saxons . HERMENRIC , 534 , Succeeded his father Octo ; and during a reign of 32 years , he performed nothing memorable . ETHELBERT , 566 . Ethelbert , the son and successor of Hermenric , was the greatest of ...
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