Selections from the Sources of English History: Being a Supplement to Text-books of English History B.C. 55-A.D. 1832Charles William Colby |
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... Ship 21. Adulterine Castles in the Reign of Stephen PART III . - PLANTAGENET PERIOD . PAGE xi 1 2 6 9 12 14 16 19 22 24 27 29 33 36 38 39 41 44 46 49 52 32 22. The First Norman Invasion of Ireland . 53 23. The Murder of Becket 56 24 ...
... Ship 21. Adulterine Castles in the Reign of Stephen PART III . - PLANTAGENET PERIOD . PAGE xi 1 2 6 9 12 14 16 19 22 24 27 29 33 36 38 39 41 44 46 49 52 32 22. The First Norman Invasion of Ireland . 53 23. The Murder of Becket 56 24 ...
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... Ship was prompted by no per- sonal loss thereby ( No. 20 ) ; Froissart , in spite of aristocratic sympathies , states the peasants ' arguments honestly ( No. 42 ) ; and , approaching recent times , we may observe a judicial atti- tude ...
... Ship was prompted by no per- sonal loss thereby ( No. 20 ) ; Froissart , in spite of aristocratic sympathies , states the peasants ' arguments honestly ( No. 42 ) ; and , approaching recent times , we may observe a judicial atti- tude ...
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... ships , and had a place assigned them to reside in by the same king in the eastern part of the island , that they might thus appear to be fighting for their country , whilst their real in- tentions were to enslave it . Accordingly they ...
... ships , and had a place assigned them to reside in by the same king in the eastern part of the island , that they might thus appear to be fighting for their country , whilst their real in- tentions were to enslave it . Accordingly they ...
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... ships were wrecked at Swanwich . And king Alfred with his forces rode after the army which was mounted , as far as Exeter ; and they were unable to overtake them before they were within the fortress , where they could not be come at ...
... ships were wrecked at Swanwich . And king Alfred with his forces rode after the army which was mounted , as far as Exeter ; and they were unable to overtake them before they were within the fortress , where they could not be come at ...
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... London , William elect of Win- chester , Gerard of Hereford , Earl Henry , Earl Simon , Earl Walter Gifford , Robert de Montfort , Roger Bigod , and many others . 20. THE WRECK OF THE WHITE SHIP ( 1120 ) 48 [ 1100 . Henry I.
... London , William elect of Win- chester , Gerard of Hereford , Earl Henry , Earl Simon , Earl Walter Gifford , Robert de Montfort , Roger Bigod , and many others . 20. THE WRECK OF THE WHITE SHIP ( 1120 ) 48 [ 1100 . Henry I.
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