The Pictorial History of England: Being a History of the People, as Well as a History of the Kingdom : Illustrated with Many Hundred Wood-cuts of Momumental Records, ...C. Knight, 1838 - Great Britain |
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Alfred ancient Anglo-Saxon appears Aquitaine archbishop arms army barons battle Bayeux Tapestry Becket Bede bishop Bretwalda Britain British Museum Britons brother Cæsar called Canute Cassivellaunus castle Celtic Celts century chief Christian chroniclers church civilization coast coins Conqueror conquest court crown Danes Danish death doubt Druids Duke Earl Edgar Atheling Edward Edward the Confessor emperor enemy England English father favour followed force France Gaul hands Harold Henry honour horse inhabitants invaders Ireland Irish island John king's kingdom knights land London lord Matilda Mercia monastery monks nations native nobles Norman Normandy Northumbria oaths peace period Philip Picts Pope possession present prince probably reign Richard Robert Roman Rome royal Saladin Saxon says Scotland Scots sent ships soon Stephen Strabo supposed sword Tacitus throne tion took town tribes vassals Welsh whole William witenagemot writers