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... hundred and fifty vessels , they advanced from the isle of Thanet , and burnt the cities of London and Canterbury . Ethelwolf made a pilgrimage to Rome in 855 , taking with him his son Alfred , then only six years of age , and on his ...
... hundred and fifty vessels , they advanced from the isle of Thanet , and burnt the cities of London and Canterbury . Ethelwolf made a pilgrimage to Rome in 855 , taking with him his son Alfred , then only six years of age , and on his ...
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... hundred , consisting of ten decennaries , or a hundred families of free- men . Their mode of decision claims attention : twelve free- holders were chosen , who , having sworn with the magistrate of the hundred to administer impartial ...
... hundred , consisting of ten decennaries , or a hundred families of free- men . Their mode of decision claims attention : twelve free- holders were chosen , who , having sworn with the magistrate of the hundred to administer impartial ...
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... hundred wolves ' heads , and is said to have reformed the coinage . He died in 975 . § 51. Edward II . , or the Martyr , Edgar's son , succeeded . Elfrida and the clergy attempted to set up Ethelred , then but seven years old . Edward's ...
... hundred wolves ' heads , and is said to have reformed the coinage . He died in 975 . § 51. Edward II . , or the Martyr , Edgar's son , succeeded . Elfrida and the clergy attempted to set up Ethelred , then but seven years old . Edward's ...
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... hundred ships . They landed at the mouth of the Humber , and Harold hastened to the north and defeated the invaders in a sanguinary battle , in which both Tosti and Hardrada were slain . Harold had no sooner overcome these rivals , than ...
... hundred ships . They landed at the mouth of the Humber , and Harold hastened to the north and defeated the invaders in a sanguinary battle , in which both Tosti and Hardrada were slain . Harold had no sooner overcome these rivals , than ...
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... hundred vessels , carrying 60,000 men , arrived safely at Pevensey , in Sussex , where the troops disembarked . Harold was at York when he received intelligence of the Norman invasion , and hastened by quick marches to Lon- don , where ...
... hundred vessels , carrying 60,000 men , arrived safely at Pevensey , in Sussex , where the troops disembarked . Harold was at York when he received intelligence of the Norman invasion , and hastened by quick marches to Lon- don , where ...
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