A History of England Under the Norman Kings: Or, From the Battle of Hastings to the Accession of the House of Plantagenet: to which is Prefixed an Epitome of the Early History of Normandy |
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... seems to belong , of which Balderic , in Chron . Camerac . lib . 11. c . 29. makes mention . quently known as Normandy . He was the chief of EARLY HISTORY OF NORMANDY . Battle on the Eure, and death of Regnald of Le Maine Siege of Paris.
... seems to belong , of which Balderic , in Chron . Camerac . lib . 11. c . 29. makes mention . quently known as Normandy . He was the chief of EARLY HISTORY OF NORMANDY . Battle on the Eure, and death of Regnald of Le Maine Siege of Paris.
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... the dreaded attack on Jumièges seems to belong , of which Balderic , in Chron . Camerac . lib . 11. c . 29. makes mention . names Rolf as the commander . From the inaction of EARLY HISTORY OF NORMANDY . 9 Defeat of the Northmen at Chartres.
... the dreaded attack on Jumièges seems to belong , of which Balderic , in Chron . Camerac . lib . 11. c . 29. makes mention . names Rolf as the commander . From the inaction of EARLY HISTORY OF NORMANDY . 9 Defeat of the Northmen at Chartres.
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... seems to have been a rising of the West Bretons against the Northmen , who , on St. Michael's day 931 , under their leader Felecan , massacred all their oppressors . Berengar , and Alan , who had returned from England , were , however ...
... seems to have been a rising of the West Bretons against the Northmen , who , on St. Michael's day 931 , under their leader Felecan , massacred all their oppressors . Berengar , and Alan , who had returned from England , were , however ...
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... seems at that time not to have been fixed , nor even at a later period . Dudo calls him Dux1 , Protector , Patricius , Comes ; we afterwards find Rector2 , Princeps 3 , Marchio1 . In charters the title of Comes is the most usual , and ...
... seems at that time not to have been fixed , nor even at a later period . Dudo calls him Dux1 , Protector , Patricius , Comes ; we afterwards find Rector2 , Princeps 3 , Marchio1 . In charters the title of Comes is the most usual , and ...
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... seems to be understood , whereby Normandy first obtained her western frontier . This grant was the cause , if , and with greater probability , it may not be regarded as the conse- quence , of a rebellion raised by Riulf , a Norman ...
... seems to be understood , whereby Normandy first obtained her western frontier . This grant was the cause , if , and with greater probability , it may not be regarded as the conse- quence , of a rebellion raised by Riulf , a Norman ...
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A. S. Kings abbey abbey of Bec abbot afterwards Anglo-Saxon Anjou Annal Anselm appears archbishop archbishop of Rouen army barons Bayeux bestowed bishop Brittany brother Canterbury castle caused charter Chron Chronicle church clergy Conqueror count count of Anjou count of Flanders court crown daughter death Domesday Dudo duke Robert Eadgar Eadmer earl earldom ecclesiastical enemy Engl England English Evreux father favour fief fitz Flanders Flor French Frodoard garrison Gemmet Geoffrey Gesta Henry Hist Hugh king's knights land Lanfranc Lewis lord Malm Malmesbury Maseres Matilda monks Neustria nobles Norman Normandy Northmen oath Ordericus Vitalis Pictav plundered pope possession prince probably proceeded quæ Ralf received reign relations Richard Roger Rolf Rouen royal Saxon siege Stephen surnamed tion vassals Vedast Vital Wace Welsh Wigorn William William fitz Osbern William of Jumièges William the Conqueror Winchester
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