A Chronological Abridgment of the History of Great-Britain, from the First Invasion of the Romans, to the Year 1763: With Genealogical and Political Tables ...T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1812 - Great Britain |
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Page 36
... consent to a proposal he made , of sending for a reinforcement of his coun- trymen , as a further security against all future at- tempts of the Scots and Picts . This reinforcement , consisting of 5000 men , came over and joined the ...
... consent to a proposal he made , of sending for a reinforcement of his coun- trymen , as a further security against all future at- tempts of the Scots and Picts . This reinforcement , consisting of 5000 men , came over and joined the ...
Page 44
... consent of the states of his kingdom , a body of laws , the first written laws promulgated by any of the northern conquerors . His reign , which lasted fifty years , was in every re- spect glorious to himself and beneficial to his peo ...
... consent of the states of his kingdom , a body of laws , the first written laws promulgated by any of the northern conquerors . His reign , which lasted fifty years , was in every re- spect glorious to himself and beneficial to his peo ...
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... consent . He reduced the kingdom of Kent under his subjection in 774 ; defeated the King of Wessex in 775 ; and enlarged his dominions still further by an act of the most horrid treachery . His daughter being asked in marriage by the ...
... consent . He reduced the kingdom of Kent under his subjection in 774 ; defeated the King of Wessex in 775 ; and enlarged his dominions still further by an act of the most horrid treachery . His daughter being asked in marriage by the ...
Page 58
... consent of their wittenagemots , or assemblies of the great and wise men of their respective king- doms , as is evinced by several Saxon laws which are still extant . These wittenagemots , or great coun- cils , were assembled by the ...
... consent of their wittenagemots , or assemblies of the great and wise men of their respective king- doms , as is evinced by several Saxon laws which are still extant . These wittenagemots , or great coun- cils , were assembled by the ...
Page 66
... consents to accept , and sends ambassadors to inform her of his acquiescence . But the grandees of the Eastern Empire , apprehensive of seeing its seat trans- ferred again to Rome , prevent the execution of the plan by arresting and ...
... consents to accept , and sends ambassadors to inform her of his acquiescence . But the grandees of the Eastern Empire , apprehensive of seeing its seat trans- ferred again to Rome , prevent the execution of the plan by arresting and ...
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