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... laws , he opened schools , and he translated the Holy Bible into the language of the country . He reigned thirty years . He was so good and was esteemed so highly , that to this day he is always called ALFRED The Great . SUCCESSORS OF ...
... laws , he opened schools , and he translated the Holy Bible into the language of the country . He reigned thirty years . He was so good and was esteemed so highly , that to this day he is always called ALFRED The Great . SUCCESSORS OF ...
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... laws . Seeing that it would be well for the country to have a number of ships both to defend its coasts and for the pur- poses of trade , he ordered that every man who built a ship , or went three voyages , should be called a thane ...
... laws . Seeing that it would be well for the country to have a number of ships both to defend its coasts and for the pur- poses of trade , he ordered that every man who built a ship , or went three voyages , should be called a thane ...
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... his brother - in - law , Edric . There being none now able to oppose the Danes , the son of Sweyn , who was named CANUTE , became King of England . THE DANISH KINGS . 1016-1042 . THE first act of The Successors of King Alfred . 39.
... his brother - in - law , Edric . There being none now able to oppose the Danes , the son of Sweyn , who was named CANUTE , became King of England . THE DANISH KINGS . 1016-1042 . THE first act of The Successors of King Alfred . 39.
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... all alike . He found that , during the late wars , many of the laws that had been framed by Alfred had been forgotten ; these he caused to be HARRA D brought into practice again . He built many 40 The Danish Kings . VIII.
... all alike . He found that , during the late wars , many of the laws that had been framed by Alfred had been forgotten ; these he caused to be HARRA D brought into practice again . He built many 40 The Danish Kings . VIII.
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... waste . It is said that in William's reign , above one hundred thousand persons died by the sword , disease , or starvation . The Normans made many laws which oppressed the Saxons very William the First , —the Conqueror . 51.
... waste . It is said that in William's reign , above one hundred thousand persons died by the sword , disease , or starvation . The Normans made many laws which oppressed the Saxons very William the First , —the Conqueror . 51.
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Abbey afterwards Alfred angry Anne Anne Boleyn Archbishop ascended the throne attack Barons battle beheaded Bishop Black Prince brave Britain Britons brother burnt called Castle Charles Church cousin Cromwell crown cruel cruelly Danes daughter death defeated died Druids Duke of York Earl of Warwick Edward Edward the Confessor Edwy eldest Elizabeth Elizabeth Woodville English escape Ethelred father favour fight fought French gave George George III Glendower Gloucester Harold head heard Henry invaded Ireland James John Katherine killed King of England King of France kingdom Lady land large army London Lord marched Marlborough married Mary Maude murdered named nation nobles Normandy obliged Parliament peace Pope Prince of Wales Princess promised Queen reign returned Richard Robert Roman Catholic Saxon Scotland Scots sent ship slain soldiers soon taken prisoner Thomas à Becket thousand Tower town victory Wat Tyler wife William wished young
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Página 163 - Had I served my God as faithfully as I have served my king, he would not thus have forsaken me in my old age" The character you appear to us in, is truly ridiculous.
Página 172 - I yield thee most hearty thanks that thou hast given me life thus long to finish this work to the glory of thy name!
Página 225 - ... middle height; thin and illshaped ; his shoulders somewhat round ; his hair of a light brown ; his forehead large, and his nose aquiline. His eyes, however, were sparkling and agreeable, and, when lighted up, gave a not unpleasant expression to his countenance. King William died at Kensington Palace, on the 8th of March, 1702, in the fifty-second year of his age, and the thirteenth of his reign over England. His body, having been previously embalmed and laid in state, was interred on the 12th...
Página 159 - They are most of them," subjoined he, " my retainers, who are come to do me service at this time, when they know I am honoured with your majesty's presence." The king started a little, and said, " By my faith, my lord, I thank you for your good cheer, but I must not allow my laws to be broken in my sight. My attorney must speak with you.
Página 195 - ... expired, in the fiftyninth year of his age, and the twenty-third of his reign. Of his seven children, three sons and four daughters, two only survived him ; Charles, his successor on the throne, and Elizabeth, the titular queen of Bohemia.
Página 96 - Welsh princes, and thus ended the independence of Wales. Since that time the Welsh have been a part of the British nation, and they now weave stockings and dig coal and iron...
Página 185 - God and my people, my honour and my blood even in the dust. 1 know that I have but the body of a weak woman ; but I have the heart of a king, and of a king of England too ; and think foul scorn that Parma or Spain, or any prince in Europe, should dare to invade the borders of my realm. I myself will take up arms, I myself will be your general, the judge of your valour, and the rewarder of every one of your virtues in the field.
Página 181 - When your crimes exceed ours,' was the answer. For 213 years had Calais been held by our kings, and was a little English colony, sending two members to parliament. The whole country was full of grief and rage at the loss, and Mary declared that when she died the name of Calais would be found written on her heart. A few ships had been appointed to relieve the place, but were hindered by storms. Guisnes, which was defended by Lord Grey de Wilton, was forced to yield, and Lord Edward Dudley thought...
Página 139 - She advanced towards him, and presenting to him the young prince, called out to him, " Here, my friend, I commit to your care the safety of your king's son.
Página 129 - Catherine, daughter of Charles VI., King of France. After the death of the King, she married a handsome Welsh gentleman, named Owen Tudor, by whom she had a son, Edmund, Earl of Richmond, through whom Henry VII., of the House of Tudor, came to ascend the throne. Issue.— One son, Henry. Death. — Being seized with a disease which the medical skill of the times could not cure, he died August 31, 1422, at...