A history of England from the first invasion by the Romans (to the Revolution in 1688).1854 |
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abbot afterwards Alfred ancient Anglo-Saxon apud archbishop army Asser Athelstan barbarians battle bishop Bretwalda Britain Britons brother Cæsar Canute Cerdic chieftains Chron Chronicle church clergy coast compelled conqueror conquests court crown Danes Danish daughter death descended dominions ealdorman earl East Anglia Edgar Edmund Edred Edric Edward Edwin Edwy Egfrid emperor Encom enemy England English Ethelbald Ethelred Ethelwulf father favour fleet Flor followed Godwin Gothrun Hardecanute Harold Hist honour hundred Hunt Ingulf inhabitants invaders island Isle Kent king king of Mercia king's kingdom land London lord Mailros Malm Malmsbury married ment Mercia monarch monastery monks murder nations natives Norman Normandy Northmen Northumbrian oath ordered Oswio Pict plunder possession prelates prince punishment ravaged received reign returned revenge Roman Rome royal sailed Saxons Scots ships slain solicited soon sought sovereign Stigand success Sweyn sword Thames thanes throne tion Turketul vassal victory Wessex West William Winchester witan writers
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