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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... ment from Germany , under the command of Ida , in 547 , a prince of great wisdom and valour , who assumed the royalty , and founded the kingdom of Northumberland , or rather of Bernicia , the most northerly of the Saxons . It included ...
... ment from Germany , under the command of Ida , in 547 , a prince of great wisdom and valour , who assumed the royalty , and founded the kingdom of Northumberland , or rather of Bernicia , the most northerly of the Saxons . It included ...
Page 59
... ment of the church and the nomination to ecclesi- astical offices ; by degrees , however , they found it necessary , for the peace and good government of the state , to interfere more directly in ecclesiastical elections , and to take ...
... ment of the church and the nomination to ecclesi- astical offices ; by degrees , however , they found it necessary , for the peace and good government of the state , to interfere more directly in ecclesiastical elections , and to take ...
Page 83
... ment , and from the ravages of the Danes , who had laid in ashes all the schools and seminaries of learn- ing . To remedy this evil , he invited over the most celebrated scholars from all parts of Europe . He established schools every ...
... ment , and from the ravages of the Danes , who had laid in ashes all the schools and seminaries of learn- ing . To remedy this evil , he invited over the most celebrated scholars from all parts of Europe . He established schools every ...
Page 87
... ment . On a certain day , as he was solemnizing a festival in Gloucestershire , he remarked that Leolf , a notorious robber whom he had sentenced to ba- nishment , had dared to enter the hall where he was dining , and sit at table with ...
... ment . On a certain day , as he was solemnizing a festival in Gloucestershire , he remarked that Leolf , a notorious robber whom he had sentenced to ba- nishment , had dared to enter the hall where he was dining , and sit at table with ...
Page 141
... ment of the other chieftains . When an association , actuated by these princi- ples , subdued a large territory , they assigned a share for supporting the dignity of their prince and government ; they distributed other parts un- der the ...
... ment of the other chieftains . When an association , actuated by these princi- ples , subdued a large territory , they assigned a share for supporting the dignity of their prince and government ; they distributed other parts un- der the ...
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