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Page 219
... English nationality , largely because of the adoption of English as the language not only of everyday speech but also of documents and literature . An attempt as early as 1362 to legislate English into use in the law courts failed ...
... English nationality , largely because of the adoption of English as the language not only of everyday speech but also of documents and literature . An attempt as early as 1362 to legislate English into use in the law courts failed ...
Page 294
... English Historical Documents , vol . 1 ( 1955 ) . ( General histories ) : F.M. STENTON , Anglo - Saxon En- gland , 3rd ed . ( 1971 ) ; P. HUNTER BLAIR , An Introduction to An- glo - Saxon England , 2nd ed . ( 1956 ) ; R.H. HODGKIN , A ...
... English Historical Documents , vol . 1 ( 1955 ) . ( General histories ) : F.M. STENTON , Anglo - Saxon En- gland , 3rd ed . ( 1971 ) ; P. HUNTER BLAIR , An Introduction to An- glo - Saxon England , 2nd ed . ( 1956 ) ; R.H. HODGKIN , A ...
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... English- men were holding earldoms in Wessex and Mercia . The Danish element in his entourage steadily decreased . Thorkell was outlawed in 1021 , and , during the rest of the reign , of his three most influential advisers only one was ...
... English- men were holding earldoms in Wessex and Mercia . The Danish element in his entourage steadily decreased . Thorkell was outlawed in 1021 , and , during the rest of the reign , of his three most influential advisers only one was ...
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