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... kingdom of the South Saxons . By this augmentation it stretched from the Land's End to the borders of Kent , the Thames flowing on the North , the Ocean washing it on the South . By their situation the people of Wessex naturally came to ...
... kingdom of the South Saxons . By this augmentation it stretched from the Land's End to the borders of Kent , the Thames flowing on the North , the Ocean washing it on the South . By their situation the people of Wessex naturally came to ...
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... kingdom . Their armies accepted the agreement ; and both kings departed in a seem- ing friendship . But Edmund died ... kingdom , by whom he was acknowledged King of all England . He was a prince truly great ; for having acquired the ...
... kingdom . Their armies accepted the agreement ; and both kings departed in a seem- ing friendship . But Edmund died ... kingdom , by whom he was acknowledged King of all England . He was a prince truly great ; for having acquired the ...
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... kingdom ; Cornwall , Devon , Dorset , at once threw off the yoke . Daily skirmishes were fought in every part of the kingdom with various success , and with great bloodshed . The Normans retreated to their castles , which the English ...
... kingdom ; Cornwall , Devon , Dorset , at once threw off the yoke . Daily skirmishes were fought in every part of the kingdom with various success , and with great bloodshed . The Normans retreated to their castles , which the English ...
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