The History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688Cadell and Davies, 1812 - Great Britain |
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... army into Gaul , and left the authority of the Romans more nominal than real in this island . THE civil wars which ensued , and which prepared the way for the establishment of monarchy in Rome , saved the Britons from that yoke which ...
... army into Gaul , and left the authority of the Romans more nominal than real in this island . THE civil wars which ensued , and which prepared the way for the establishment of monarchy in Rome , saved the Britons from that yoke which ...
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... army under the command of A.D. 43 . Plautius , an able general , who gained some victo- ries , and made a considerable progress in subduing the inhabitants . Claudius himself , finding matters sufficiently prepared for his reception ...
... army under the command of A.D. 43 . Plautius , an able general , who gained some victo- ries , and made a considerable progress in subduing the inhabitants . Claudius himself , finding matters sufficiently prepared for his reception ...
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... were peopled by Saxons : Mercia , and other parts of the kingdom , were inhabited by Angles . Chron . Sax . p . 14 .. Ann . Beverl . p . 81 . I. 23 chief , brought over an army from Germany chief , 22 HISTORY OF ENGLAND .
... were peopled by Saxons : Mercia , and other parts of the kingdom , were inhabited by Angles . Chron . Sax . p . 14 .. Ann . Beverl . p . 81 . I. 23 chief , brought over an army from Germany chief , 22 HISTORY OF ENGLAND .
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David Hume. I. 23 chief , brought over an army from Germany ; and CHAP . landing on the southern coast , proceeded to take pos- session of the neighbouring territory . The Britons , now armed , did not tamely abandon their pos- sessions ...
David Hume. I. 23 chief , brought over an army from Germany ; and CHAP . landing on the southern coast , proceeded to take pos- session of the neighbouring territory . The Britons , now armed , did not tamely abandon their pos- sessions ...
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... army under the command of Porte , and of his sons Bleda and Megla " . Strengthened by these succours , he fought , in the year 508 , a des- perate battle with the Britons , commanded by Nazan - Leod , who was victorious in the beginning ...
... army under the command of Porte , and of his sons Bleda and Megla " . Strengthened by these succours , he fought , in the year 508 , a des- perate battle with the Britons , commanded by Nazan - Leod , who was victorious in the beginning ...
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