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... Edward the Elder . ― - - Athelstan . Edmund.— Edred . - Edwy . - Edgar.- Edward the Martyr . 66 CHAP . III . Ethelred . Settlement of the Normans . -- Ironside . Canute the Great . - Edmund - - Harold Harefoot . Hardicanute . Edward the ...
... Edward the Elder . ― - - Athelstan . Edmund.— Edred . - Edwy . - Edgar.- Edward the Martyr . 66 CHAP . III . Ethelred . Settlement of the Normans . -- Ironside . Canute the Great . - Edmund - - Harold Harefoot . Hardicanute . Edward the ...
Page 66
... Edward the Elder -Athelstan - Edmund - Edred - Edwy - Edgar -Edward the Martyr . THE EGBERT . Their lan- THE kingdoms of the Heptarchy , though united by so recent a conquest , seemed to be firmly cemented into one state under Egbert ...
... Edward the Elder -Athelstan - Edmund - Edred - Edwy - Edgar -Edward the Martyr . THE EGBERT . Their lan- THE kingdoms of the Heptarchy , though united by so recent a conquest , seemed to be firmly cemented into one state under Egbert ...
Page 99
... Edward , succeeded to his power ; and passes by the appellation of Edward the Elder , being the first of that name who sat on the English throne . ΤΗ EDWARD the Elder . HIS Prince , who equalled his father in military 901 . talents ...
... Edward , succeeded to his power ; and passes by the appellation of Edward the Elder , being the first of that name who sat on the English throne . ΤΗ EDWARD the Elder . HIS Prince , who equalled his father in military 901 . talents ...
Page 100
... Edward , however , who was determined that his preparations should not be fruitless , conducted his forces into East - Anglia , and retaliated the injuries which the inhabitants had com- mitted , by spreading the like devastation among ...
... Edward , however , who was determined that his preparations should not be fruitless , conducted his forces into East - Anglia , and retaliated the injuries which the inhabitants had com- mitted , by spreading the like devastation among ...
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... Edward . The Danes assaulted the Kentish men ; but met with so vigorous a resistance , that , though they gained the field of battle , they bought that advantage by the loss of their bravest leaders , and among the rest , by that of ...
... Edward . The Danes assaulted the Kentish men ; but met with so vigorous a resistance , that , though they gained the field of battle , they bought that advantage by the loss of their bravest leaders , and among the rest , by that of ...
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