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 172
... passed into the hands of royal officials whose orderly minds , schooled in the discipline of the Exchequer and Common Law , abhorred such time - hallowed Cymric customs as cattle - raiding and the blood- feud . And confronting them ...
... passed into the hands of royal officials whose orderly minds , schooled in the discipline of the Exchequer and Common Law , abhorred such time - hallowed Cymric customs as cattle - raiding and the blood- feud . And confronting them ...
Page 245
... passed through the water now starting to rise . Save for a few stragglers caught by the tide the whole army passed over in safety . Barred by the rising flood , the enemy could only watch in amazement . That night the English encamped ...
... passed through the water now starting to rise . Save for a few stragglers caught by the tide the whole army passed over in safety . Barred by the rising flood , the enemy could only watch in amazement . That night the English encamped ...
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... passed on their losses . - The bargaining power which the collection and export of wool gave to the rich subject in his dealings with the Crown played a major part in the development of national taxation and of Parlia- ment . There were ...
... passed on their losses . - The bargaining power which the collection and export of wool gave to the rich subject in his dealings with the Crown played a major part in the development of national taxation and of Parlia- ment . There were ...
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Silent Vanished Races | 1 |
The Coming of the English | 15 |
The Faith | 24 |
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