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... Ethelbald and Ethelbert ... Ethered ... Alfred the Great ... Edward the Elder .... Athelstan .... Edmund .... Edred .... Edwy .... Edgar ... Edward the Martyr ....... CHAP . III . 65 Ethelred ... Settlement of the Normans ... Edmund ...
... Ethelbald and Ethelbert ... Ethered ... Alfred the Great ... Edward the Elder .... Athelstan .... Edmund .... Edred .... Edwy .... Edgar ... Edward the Martyr ....... CHAP . III . 65 Ethelred ... Settlement of the Normans ... Edmund ...
Page 49
... Ethelbald , great grand nephew to Penda by Alwy his brother ; and this prince being slain in a mutiny , was suc- ceeded by Offa , who was a degree more remote from Penda , by Eawa , another brother . This prince , who mounted the throne ...
... Ethelbald , great grand nephew to Penda by Alwy his brother ; and this prince being slain in a mutiny , was suc- ceeded by Offa , who was a degree more remote from Penda , by Eawa , another brother . This prince , who mounted the throne ...
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... Ethel- bald , king of Mercia . His death made way for Sigebert , his kinsman , who governed so ill , that his people rose in an insurrection , and dethroned him , crowning Cenulph in his stead . The exiled prince found a refuge with ...
... Ethel- bald , king of Mercia . His death made way for Sigebert , his kinsman , who governed so ill , that his people rose in an insurrection , and dethroned him , crowning Cenulph in his stead . The exiled prince found a refuge with ...
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... Ethelbald and Ethelbert ... 4 . Ethered ... 5 . Alfred the Great ... 6 . Edward the Elder .... 7 . Athelstan .... 8 . Edmund .... 9 . Edred ... 10. Edwy ... 11 . Edgar ... 12 . Edward the Martyr . EGBERT . 827 . 1. THE kingdoms of the ...
... Ethelbald and Ethelbert ... 4 . Ethered ... 5 . Alfred the Great ... 6 . Edward the Elder .... 7 . Athelstan .... 8 . Edmund .... 9 . Edred ... 10. Edwy ... 11 . Edgar ... 12 . Edward the Martyr . EGBERT . 827 . 1. THE kingdoms of the ...
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... Ethelbald , gave them battle at Okely , and gained a bloody victory over them . This advan- tage procured but a short respite to the English . The Danes still maintained their settlement in the Isle of Thanet ; and being attacked by ...
... Ethelbald , gave them battle at Okely , and gained a bloody victory over them . This advan- tage procured but a short respite to the English . The Danes still maintained their settlement in the Isle of Thanet ; and being attacked by ...
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