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... tion , the first Teutonic Kingdom in this island was that of Kent , which has always kept its British name . Gwrtheyrn or Vortigern , a native prince , was ill - advised enough to invite two Futish chiefs , the brothers Hengest and ...
... tion , the first Teutonic Kingdom in this island was that of Kent , which has always kept its British name . Gwrtheyrn or Vortigern , a native prince , was ill - advised enough to invite two Futish chiefs , the brothers Hengest and ...
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... tion , and this was checked altogether by invasions of the Danes . At last the pirates settled upon the sea - coast , and the native Irish , driven into the bogs and the forests , fell back into little better than savages . 4. The ...
... tion , and this was checked altogether by invasions of the Danes . At last the pirates settled upon the sea - coast , and the native Irish , driven into the bogs and the forests , fell back into little better than savages . 4. The ...
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... tion . Other snatches of song occur throughout the Chro- nicle , and besides those preserved to us there appear to have been many popular ballads , sung by the gleemen , from which some of the tales about our early Kings were derived ...
... tion . Other snatches of song occur throughout the Chro- nicle , and besides those preserved to us there appear to have been many popular ballads , sung by the gleemen , from which some of the tales about our early Kings were derived ...
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... tion of justice , and granted charters to the towns . By severe punishment he put a stop to his followers ' plundering , which had got to such a pitch that the people were wont to fly with their property to the woods as soon as they ...
... tion of justice , and granted charters to the towns . By severe punishment he put a stop to his followers ' plundering , which had got to such a pitch that the people were wont to fly with their property to the woods as soon as they ...
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... tion of Philip Augustus King of France , and proceeded to seize upon his father's foreign dominions . Henry , after a feeble resistance , submitted to the demands of his enemies . 52 He asked for a list of the barons who E 2 XIII . ] 51 ...
... tion of Philip Augustus King of France , and proceeded to seize upon his father's foreign dominions . Henry , after a feeble resistance , submitted to the demands of his enemies . 52 He asked for a list of the barons who E 2 XIII . ] 51 ...
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