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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... possession of teaching the principles and performing the offices of religion among the ancient Britons . " So great 66 was the veneration in which they were held , " says Diodorus Siculus , ( 1. v . § 31. ) " that when two " hostile ...
... possession of teaching the principles and performing the offices of religion among the ancient Britons . " So great 66 was the veneration in which they were held , " says Diodorus Siculus , ( 1. v . § 31. ) " that when two " hostile ...
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... possession of the whole ; and when Boadicea attempted to remonstrate , he ordered her to be scourged like a slave , and insulted These her daughters in the most criminal manner . outrages 16 [ Period . ROMAN INVASION .
... possession of the whole ; and when Boadicea attempted to remonstrate , he ordered her to be scourged like a slave , and insulted These her daughters in the most criminal manner . outrages 16 [ Period . ROMAN INVASION .
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... possession of the country , and put his army in- to them for their winter quarters . He spent the ensuing year in securing the exten- sive conquests of his late campaign , by building a line of forts quite across the narrow neck of land ...
... possession of the country , and put his army in- to them for their winter quarters . He spent the ensuing year in securing the exten- sive conquests of his late campaign , by building a line of forts quite across the narrow neck of land ...
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... possessed , says Gib- bon , the entire dominion of England , Wales , and the low - lands of Scotland , as far as the ... possession of Britain , were its earliest inhabit- ants ; and brought with them their native lan- guage , which was ...
... possessed , says Gib- bon , the entire dominion of England , Wales , and the low - lands of Scotland , as far as the ... possession of Britain , were its earliest inhabit- ants ; and brought with them their native lan- guage , which was ...
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... possession of the empire ; and as , in his rebel- lion against Constantius , he had publicly renounced the Christian religion , he was called the Apostate . His per- sonal merit and talents were universally acknowledged , but his ...
... possession of the empire ; and as , in his rebel- lion against Constantius , he had publicly renounced the Christian religion , he was called the Apostate . His per- sonal merit and talents were universally acknowledged , but his ...
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