Set in a Silver Sea: The Island Peoples from Earliest Times to the Fifteenth Century, Volume 1Collins, 1984 - 470 pages |
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Page 73
... brought compensations to the underdog . William conquered more than the English . He used the heritage of Alfred to curb his own turbulent nobility . He brought feudalism under royal control . The stark King fastened his English version ...
... brought compensations to the underdog . William conquered more than the English . He used the heritage of Alfred to curb his own turbulent nobility . He brought feudalism under royal control . The stark King fastened his English version ...
Page 194
... brought there , it was believed , by the ancient ' kings ' of Scots from their native Ireland . He was a quiet un- assertive man , little fitted to serve as a buffer between a turbulent native nobility and a suzerain as zealous for ...
... brought there , it was believed , by the ancient ' kings ' of Scots from their native Ireland . He was a quiet un- assertive man , little fitted to serve as a buffer between a turbulent native nobility and a suzerain as zealous for ...
Page 215
... brought to celebrate an English victory – and over £ 200,000 in bullion , worth many millions in modern money . The whole of the royal siege - train and military chest remained in his hands . He treated his prisoners with magnanimity ...
... brought to celebrate an English victory – and over £ 200,000 in bullion , worth many millions in modern money . The whole of the royal siege - train and military chest remained in his hands . He treated his prisoners with magnanimity ...
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Silent Vanished Races | 1 |
The Coming of the English | 15 |
The Faith | 24 |
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