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 67
... chief Norman and French followers on strictly defined conditions of military service . Nearly half went to ten men . Having learnt from his harsh life that no State or throne was safe unless organised for instant war , he attached to ...
... chief Norman and French followers on strictly defined conditions of military service . Nearly half went to ten men . Having learnt from his harsh life that no State or throne was safe unless organised for instant war , he attached to ...
Page 68
... chief had called out their vassals against him , and at a time when a new rising and a Danish invasion were threatened , he held , at the Christmas feast and council at Glouces- ter in 1085 , ' very deep speech with his wise men ...
... chief had called out their vassals against him , and at a time when a new rising and a Danish invasion were threatened , he held , at the Christmas feast and council at Glouces- ter in 1085 , ' very deep speech with his wise men ...
Page 132
... chief beneficiaries were tenants - in - chief of the Crown , it was a national as well as feudal document . It made no distinction between Norman and English and guaranteed the liberties of small property - owners as well as large ...
... chief beneficiaries were tenants - in - chief of the Crown , it was a national as well as feudal document . It made no distinction between Norman and English and guaranteed the liberties of small property - owners as well as large ...
Contents
Silent Vanished Races | 1 |
The Coming of the English | 15 |
The Faith | 24 |
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