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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... courts of princes and families of powerful men , to perform the religious duties . Some of the ancients among them sequestered from their brethren , to ac- quire a greater reputation of sanctity , and lived as hermits in the most ...
... courts of princes and families of powerful men , to perform the religious duties . Some of the ancients among them sequestered from their brethren , to ac- quire a greater reputation of sanctity , and lived as hermits in the most ...
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... court of the king of East Anglia , was assisted by him in recovering his kingdom ; he se- cretly raised a powerful army , marched into Nor- thumberland , and by an unexpected attack upon the army of Ethelfrid , obtained a complete ...
... court of the king of East Anglia , was assisted by him in recovering his kingdom ; he se- cretly raised a powerful army , marched into Nor- thumberland , and by an unexpected attack upon the army of Ethelfrid , obtained a complete ...
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... brought over Luidhart , a French bishop , to the court of Canterbury ; and being zealous for the pro- pagation of her religion she supported the credit of her faith by an irreproachable conduct , and em- ployed Period 2. ] 41 HEPTARCHY .
... brought over Luidhart , a French bishop , to the court of Canterbury ; and being zealous for the pro- pagation of her religion she supported the credit of her faith by an irreproachable conduct , and em- ployed Period 2. ] 41 HEPTARCHY .
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... court , and her influence over Ethelbert , so well paved the way for the reception of the Christian doctrine , that Pope Gregory the Great began to entertain hopes of converting the Saxons , a project which he had formed before his ...
... court , and her influence over Ethelbert , so well paved the way for the reception of the Christian doctrine , that Pope Gregory the Great began to entertain hopes of converting the Saxons , a project which he had formed before his ...
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... court of the King of East Anglia . Three years after , he found an opportunity of recovering his kingdom , and thencefor- ward defended it with great valour and success during a long reign of thirty - one years . VOL . I. E WEST SAXONS ...
... court of the King of East Anglia . Three years after , he found an opportunity of recovering his kingdom , and thencefor- ward defended it with great valour and success during a long reign of thirty - one years . VOL . I. E WEST SAXONS ...
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