A Chronological Abridgment of the History of Great-Britain, from the First Invasion of the Romans, to the Year 1763: With Genealogical and Political Tables ...T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1812 - Great Britain |
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... died at York in the year 211 , and in the beginning of the next century ( 25th of July 306 ) Constantius , the father of Constantine the Great , ended his life at the same place , after having reco- vered , in 296 , and re - united to ...
... died at York in the year 211 , and in the beginning of the next century ( 25th of July 306 ) Constantius , the father of Constantine the Great , ended his life at the same place , after having reco- vered , in 296 , and re - united to ...
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... died in the same year , 31 years old , from a wound he received in his ex- pedition against Persia , and left , without an heir and without a master , the Roman empire , which was then divided into the eastern and western , each being ...
... died in the same year , 31 years old , from a wound he received in his ex- pedition against Persia , and left , without an heir and without a master , the Roman empire , which was then divided into the eastern and western , each being ...
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... died in 534 ; and Kenric , his son , in 560 ; the crown passed to their posterity . While the Saxons made this progress in the west , their countrymen were no less active in other parts of the island . In the year 527 , a great tribe of ...
... died in 534 ; and Kenric , his son , in 560 ; the crown passed to their posterity . While the Saxons made this progress in the west , their countrymen were no less active in other parts of the island . In the year 527 , a great tribe of ...
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... died in 616 , and was succeeded by his son Cadbald . The Saxons being thus established in all the de- sirable parts of the island , abolished entirely the British and Roman customs . The language , which had been either Latin or Celtic ...
... died in 616 , and was succeeded by his son Cadbald . The Saxons being thus established in all the de- sirable parts of the island , abolished entirely the British and Roman customs . The language , which had been either Latin or Celtic ...
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... died in 616 , after a reign of 50 years . EADBALD , 616 . Eadbald , son of Ethelbert , succeeded his father , but had not his abili- ties ; under him and his successors a great part of the kingdom of Kent was invaded by the Mercian ...
... died in 616 , after a reign of 50 years . EADBALD , 616 . Eadbald , son of Ethelbert , succeeded his father , but had not his abili- ties ; under him and his successors a great part of the kingdom of Kent was invaded by the Mercian ...
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