The English Nation; Or, A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, Volumen1George Godfrey Cunningham A. Fullarton & Company, 1863 |
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... army completely put to flight . On this occasion one of the divisions of Redwald's forces was led on by his eldest son , Regner , who , having advanced with too great impetuosity , lost his life in the com- mencement of the battle ...
... army completely put to flight . On this occasion one of the divisions of Redwald's forces was led on by his eldest son , Regner , who , having advanced with too great impetuosity , lost his life in the com- mencement of the battle ...
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... army completely routed . The consequence was the reduction of Northumbria to the condition of a conquered province , and the eleva- tion of Penda to the vacant dignity of Bretwalda . Thus terminated the eventful life of Edwin , in the ...
... army completely routed . The consequence was the reduction of Northumbria to the condition of a conquered province , and the eleva- tion of Penda to the vacant dignity of Bretwalda . Thus terminated the eventful life of Edwin , in the ...
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... army into East Anglia , and easily effected its subjugation . Wessex , also , which had so long been the rival of Mercia , Offa succeeded in effectually keeping in check ; and the better to maintain his ascendancy , he gave his daughter ...
... army into East Anglia , and easily effected its subjugation . Wessex , also , which had so long been the rival of Mercia , Offa succeeded in effectually keeping in check ; and the better to maintain his ascendancy , he gave his daughter ...
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... army was entirely routed . From this time the invaders bore down all opposition ; and having first made themselves masters of East Anglia notwithstanding all the efforts that Ethelred could make to stop their progress , they boldly ...
... army was entirely routed . From this time the invaders bore down all opposition ; and having first made themselves masters of East Anglia notwithstanding all the efforts that Ethelred could make to stop their progress , they boldly ...
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... army of the enemy in the town of Exeter ; but he was saved the risk of actually giving them battle , by the good fortune of his little navy , which in the mean- time attacked their fleet , consisting of a hundred and twenty sail ; and ...
... army of the enemy in the town of Exeter ; but he was saved the risk of actually giving them battle , by the good fortune of his little navy , which in the mean- time attacked their fleet , consisting of a hundred and twenty sail ; and ...
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The English Nation; Or, A History of England in the Lives of ..., Volumen1 George Godfrey Cunningham Vista de fragmentos - 1863 |
The English Nation; Or, A History of England in the Lives of ..., Volumen1 George Godfrey Cunningham Vista de fragmentos - 1863 |
Términos y frases comunes
abbot afterwards Alfred ancient Anglo-Saxon Anselm appears archbishop archbishop of Canterbury archbishop of York army Asser Athelstan authority barons battle Becket Bede bishop bishop of Winchester BORN A. D. Bretwalda brother Canterbury Canute castle cause character charter Chron church clergy command conquest council court crown Danes daughter death dignity dominions duke duke of Normandy Dunstan earl ecclesiastical Edmund Edward enemy England English Ethelred father favour force France gave Gloucester Godwin Harold Henry Henry III Henry's Hist historians holy honour John king king of England king's kingdom knights land Lanfranc learning London lord ment Mercia monarch monastery monks nation nobles Norman Normandy Northumberland Oxford parliament period person pope possession prelates prince queen received reign Richard Robert of Gloucester Rome royal Saxon says Scots sent soon sovereign subjects succeeded success throne tion took troops whole William Winchester
Pasajes populares
Página 623 - I have been bullied by an usurper ; I have been neglected by a court ; but I will not be dictated to by a subject : your man shan't stand. " ANNE Dorset, Pembroke and Montgomery.
Página 703 - I have lived to see this world is made up of perturbations, and I have been long preparing to leave it, and gathering comfort for the dreadful hour of making my account with God, which I now apprehend to be near...
Página 518 - There was also borne before him, first, the great seal of England, and then his cardinal's hat, by a nobleman or some worthy gentleman, right solemnly, bareheaded.
Página 563 - Here landeth as true a subject, being a prisoner, as ever landed at these stairs ; and before thee, O God! I speak it, having no other friends but thee alone.
Página 514 - He is a prince of a most royal carriage, and hath a princely heart; and rather than he will miss or want any part of his will, he will endanger the one half of his kingdom. "I do assure you, that I have often kneeled before him, sometimes three hours together, to persuade him from his will and appetite; but could not prevail...
Página 310 - He was a prince sad, serious, and full of thoughts and secret observations, and full of notes and memorials of his own hand, especially touching persons. As, whom to employ, whom to reward, whom to inquire of, whom to beware of, what were the dependencies, what were the factions, and the like ; keeping, as it were, a journal of his thoughts.
Página 748 - This was the first blood spilt in that fatal quarrel, which was not finished in less than a course of thirty years ; which was signalized by twelve pitched battles ; which opened a scene of extraordinary fierceness and cruelty ; is computed to have cost the lives of eighty princes of the blood ; and almost entirely annihilated the ancient nobility of England.
Página 703 - I owe thee a death, Lord, let it not be terrible, and then take thine own time: I submit to it: let not mine, O Lord! but let thy will be done.
Página 503 - ... prison, and by sundry artificial devices and terrors to extort from them great fines and ransoms, which they termed compositions and mitigations. Neither did they, towards the end, observe so much as the half-face of justice, in proceeding by indictment; but sent forth their precepts to attach men and convent them before themselves, and some others, at their private houses, in a court of commission ; and there used to shuffle up a summary proceeding by examination, without trial of jury; assuming...
Página 338 - The Countess of Montfort came down from the castle to meet them, and with a most cheerful countenance, kissed Sir Walter Manny, and all his companions, one after the other like a noble and valiant dame.