The Chronicle of Henry of Huntingdon: Comprising The History of England, from the Invasion of Juluis Cæsar to the Accession of Henry II. Also, the Acts of Stephen, King of England and Duke of NormandyG. Bell & Sons, 1909 - 442 sider |
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Side xi
... ( called also De Torigny ) , a monk of that monastery , and a great antiquarian , who , con- versing with him on the subject of his History lately pub- lished , showed him , to his great surprise , the British History of Geoffrey of ...
... ( called also De Torigny ) , a monk of that monastery , and a great antiquarian , who , con- versing with him on the subject of his History lately pub- lished , showed him , to his great surprise , the British History of Geoffrey of ...
Side 2
... called Albion , afterwards Britain , and now England , extends between the north and the west 800 miles in length and 200 in breadth , except where the jutting out of some of its bolder promontories expands its breadth . Including these ...
... called Albion , afterwards Britain , and now England , extends between the north and the west 800 miles in length and 200 in breadth , except where the jutting out of some of its bolder promontories expands its breadth . Including these ...
Side 3
... called Ponthicu , and the other , where the Normans , a powerful and foreign race , are settled , Normandy . To the north of Britain , where it is exposed to the open and boundless ocean , lie the Orkney Islands , the farthest of which ...
... called Ponthicu , and the other , where the Normans , a powerful and foreign race , are settled , Normandy . To the north of Britain , where it is exposed to the open and boundless ocean , lie the Orkney Islands , the farthest of which ...
Side 4
... called Silchester . These were the names of the cities in the times of the Romans and Britons " . Since the beginning of history there have been five in- flictions of the Divine wrath on the people of Britain ; the visitations of ...
... called Silchester . These were the names of the cities in the times of the Romans and Britons " . Since the beginning of history there have been five in- flictions of the Divine wrath on the people of Britain ; the visitations of ...
Side 6
... called , in English , shires . At the present time , therefore , England can boast of having seventeen bishoprics ; but it contains many more cities than such as are bishops ' sees , such as Gloucester , Leicester , Oxford , and many ...
... called , in English , shires . At the present time , therefore , England can boast of having seventeen bishoprics ; but it contains many more cities than such as are bishops ' sees , such as Gloucester , Leicester , Oxford , and many ...
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