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... successes gave only a temporary respite , and the Empire everywhere grew weaker , till at last , early in the fifth century , in the reign of the Emperor Honorius , the Roman troops were withdrawn from Britain , and the natives were ...
... successes gave only a temporary respite , and the Empire everywhere grew weaker , till at last , early in the fifth century , in the reign of the Emperor Honorius , the Roman troops were withdrawn from Britain , and the natives were ...
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... a band of Welsh priests and monks , many of them from the great monastery of Bangor - Iscoed , who had come to pray for the success of their country- men . " If they cry to their God against II . ] 9 THE ENGLISH KINGDOMS .
... a band of Welsh priests and monks , many of them from the great monastery of Bangor - Iscoed , who had come to pray for the success of their country- men . " If they cry to their God against II . ] 9 THE ENGLISH KINGDOMS .
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... success of the in- vaders , it would look as if the people north of Thames cared little whether their masters were Danes or West- Saxons . But when in 871 the Danes entered Wessex , they met with a stubborn resistance . 4. Ælfred or ...
... success of the in- vaders , it would look as if the people north of Thames cared little whether their masters were Danes or West- Saxons . But when in 871 the Danes entered Wessex , they met with a stubborn resistance . 4. Ælfred or ...
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... made search for it without success , until they brought a former favourite of Harold's , Edith " of the Swan's Neck , " to aid them . 7. Coronation of William . - The Londoners , together VII . ] 39 BATTLE OF HASTINGS .
... made search for it without success , until they brought a former favourite of Harold's , Edith " of the Swan's Neck , " to aid them . 7. Coronation of William . - The Londoners , together VII . ] 39 BATTLE OF HASTINGS .
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... success . What the law failed to do , St. Wulfstan , Bishop of Worcester , effected , at least for a season . He visited Bristol repeatedly , and preached every Sunday against the trade until he had prevailed on the burghers to abandon ...
... success . What the law failed to do , St. Wulfstan , Bishop of Worcester , effected , at least for a season . He visited Bristol repeatedly , and preached every Sunday against the trade until he had prevailed on the burghers to abandon ...
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