The History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688C. Corrall, 1811 - 418 Seiten |
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... seized for Rovena , the daughter of Hengist , and which that artful warrior made use of to blind the eyes of the imprudent monarch . The same historians add , that Vortimer died ; and that Vortigern , being restored to the throne ...
... seized for Rovena , the daughter of Hengist , and which that artful warrior made use of to blind the eyes of the imprudent monarch . The same historians add , that Vortimer died ; and that Vortigern , being restored to the throne ...
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... seized the crown . He perished by the treachery of Ailred , a prince of the blood ; and Ailred , having succeeded in his design upon the throne , was soon after expelled by his subjects . Ethelred , his successor , the son of Mollo ...
... seized the crown . He perished by the treachery of Ailred , a prince of the blood ; and Ailred , having succeeded in his design upon the throne , was soon after expelled by his subjects . Ethelred , his successor , the son of Mollo ...
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... seizing of that kingdom . This young prince , who is said to have possessed great merit , had paid his addresses to ... seized by Offa , and se- cretly beheaded : and though Elfrida , who ab- horred her father's treachery , had time to ...
... seizing of that kingdom . This young prince , who is said to have possessed great merit , had paid his addresses to ... seized by Offa , and se- cretly beheaded : and though Elfrida , who ab- horred her father's treachery , had time to ...
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... seized with a fit of devotion ; bestowed several endowments on the church ; and made a pilgrimage to Rome , where he received baptism , and died in 689 . Ina , his successor , inherited the military virtues of Ceodwalla , and added to ...
... seized with a fit of devotion ; bestowed several endowments on the church ; and made a pilgrimage to Rome , where he received baptism , and died in 689 . Ina , his successor , inherited the military virtues of Ceodwalla , and added to ...
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... seized the present favourable opportunity of making that acquisition ; when a weak , su- perstitious prince filled the throne , and when the people , discouraged by their losses from the Danes , and terrified with the fear of future in ...
... seized the present favourable opportunity of making that acquisition ; when a weak , su- perstitious prince filled the throne , and when the people , discouraged by their losses from the Danes , and terrified with the fear of future in ...
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