Set in a Silver Sea: The Island Peoples from Earliest Times to the Fifteenth Century, Volume 1Collins, 1984 - 470 pages |
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... stones in mysterious clusters , where they sacrificed men and beasts to their flaming god . The stone circles at Avebury and Stonehenge are among the greatest monuments of early man ; they seem to have enshrined the religious beliefs ...
... stones in mysterious clusters , where they sacrificed men and beasts to their flaming god . The stone circles at Avebury and Stonehenge are among the greatest monuments of early man ; they seem to have enshrined the religious beliefs ...
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... stone , wrought in wood and metal , laid out gardens and vineyards , and bred fine horses , cattle and sheep . To them England owed the noble Lion breed whose golden hoof raised the Cotswold towns and villages . They made her wool as ...
... stone , wrought in wood and metal , laid out gardens and vineyards , and bred fine horses , cattle and sheep . To them England owed the noble Lion breed whose golden hoof raised the Cotswold towns and villages . They made her wool as ...
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... stone of a new Cistercian abbey at Vale Royal.1 1 The largest Cistercian church in England , larger even than Fountains . Scarcely a stone now remains . His plan was to advance by stages along the coast 178 SET IN A SILVER SEA.
... stone of a new Cistercian abbey at Vale Royal.1 1 The largest Cistercian church in England , larger even than Fountains . Scarcely a stone now remains . His plan was to advance by stages along the coast 178 SET IN A SILVER SEA.
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Silent Vanished Races | 1 |
The Coming of the English | 15 |
The Faith | 24 |
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