The Childhood of the English Nation; Or, The Beginnings of English HistoryG.P. Putnam's Sons, 1877 - 247 páginas |
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... king of Kent , Ethelbert , had a Christian wife , Bertha , daughter of one of the kings of the Franks in Gaul . The monks , who were in such fear of the barbarous nation to which they were sent , that at one time they nearly gave up the ...
... king of Kent , Ethelbert , had a Christian wife , Bertha , daughter of one of the kings of the Franks in Gaul . The monks , who were in such fear of the barbarous nation to which they were sent , that at one time they nearly gave up the ...
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... King Edwin , of Northumbria , married Ethel- of North- burgh , daughter of Ethelbert , king of Kent . She umbria ... king's first child was born . The king gave thanks to his gods for this blessing ; but Paulinus told him that it was ...
... King Edwin , of Northumbria , married Ethel- of North- burgh , daughter of Ethelbert , king of Kent . She umbria ... king's first child was born . The king gave thanks to his gods for this blessing ; but Paulinus told him that it was ...
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... King Edwin was slain in battle by the heathen king Penda of Mercia , who allied him- self with the Britons to attack the Christian kingdom . Penda harried Northumbria , Bishop Paulinus fled with the queen and the royal children to Kent ...
... King Edwin was slain in battle by the heathen king Penda of Mercia , who allied him- self with the Britons to attack the Christian kingdom . Penda harried Northumbria , Bishop Paulinus fled with the queen and the royal children to Kent ...
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... kings , but were governed The king . by their ealdormen or nobles , and in time of war they chose one of these ealdormen to lead their armies . The hosts of Angles and Saxons who came to Britain were each led by some ealdorman . But he ...
... kings , but were governed The king . by their ealdormen or nobles , and in time of war they chose one of these ealdormen to lead their armies . The hosts of Angles and Saxons who came to Britain were each led by some ealdorman . But he ...
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... kings . Ealdormen then became the name of the nobles who governed the shires under the kings , and were chosen by the king and his council , or Wise Men's Meeting . The power of the kings , then , was growing . So was the power of the ...
... kings . Ealdormen then became the name of the nobles who governed the shires under the kings , and were chosen by the king and his council , or Wise Men's Meeting . The power of the kings , then , was growing . So was the power of the ...
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