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... Edward the Elder .... Athelstan .... Edmund .... Edred .... Edwy .... Edgar ... Edward the Martyr ....... CHAP . III . 65 Ethelred ... Settlement of the Normans ... Edmund Ironside ... Canute the Great ... Harold Harefoot ...
... Edward the Elder .... Athelstan .... Edmund .... Edred .... Edwy .... Edgar ... Edward the Martyr ....... CHAP . III . 65 Ethelred ... Settlement of the Normans ... Edmund Ironside ... Canute the Great ... Harold Harefoot ...
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... several provinces had lost all desire of revolting from that monarch , or A. D. 827 . 65 EGBERT . Egbert Ethelwolf Ethelbald and Ethelbert Ethered Alfred the Great Edward the Elder Athelstan Edmund Edred Edwy Edgar Edward the Martyr.
... several provinces had lost all desire of revolting from that monarch , or A. D. 827 . 65 EGBERT . Egbert Ethelwolf Ethelbald and Ethelbert Ethered Alfred the Great Edward the Elder Athelstan Edmund Edred Edwy Edgar Edward the Martyr.
Page 97
... Edward , succeeded to his power ; and passes by the appel- lation of Edward the Elder , being the first of that name who sat on the English throne . EDWARD THE ELDER . 901 . 6. This prince , who equalled his father in mili- tary talents ...
... Edward , succeeded to his power ; and passes by the appel- lation of Edward the Elder , being the first of that name who sat on the English throne . EDWARD THE ELDER . 901 . 6. This prince , who equalled his father in mili- tary talents ...
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... able to approach them . Edward , however , who was determined that his preparations should not be fruitless , conducted his forces into East , Anglia , and retaliated the injuries which the inhabitants had 98 901 . HISTORY OF ENGLAND .
... able to approach them . Edward , however , who was determined that his preparations should not be fruitless , conducted his forces into East , Anglia , and retaliated the injuries which the inhabitants had 98 901 . HISTORY OF ENGLAND .
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... Edward . The Danes assaulted the Kentish men ; but met with so vigorous a resistance , that , though they gained the field of battle , they bought that advantage by the loss of ... Edward's reign was a scene of 901. EDWARD THE ELDER . 99.
... Edward . The Danes assaulted the Kentish men ; but met with so vigorous a resistance , that , though they gained the field of battle , they bought that advantage by the loss of ... Edward's reign was a scene of 901. EDWARD THE ELDER . 99.
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