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... Ethelred ) , and that of Caerleon- on - Usk , where British archbishops had their prima- tial seat , and which had doubtless seen an unbroken succession of bishops from a time before the Council of Arles , although the record of their ...
... Ethelred ) , and that of Caerleon- on - Usk , where British archbishops had their prima- tial seat , and which had doubtless seen an unbroken succession of bishops from a time before the Council of Arles , although the record of their ...
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... Ethelred , the third son , succeeding . In his reign the Danes , who had long been devastating the north and east , for the first time invaded Wessex with an army . This they divided in two parts . The king was at his devotions when ...
... Ethelred , the third son , succeeding . In his reign the Danes , who had long been devastating the north and east , for the first time invaded Wessex with an army . This they divided in two parts . The king was at his devotions when ...
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... Ethelred , whom King Alfred had made prince of Mercia . When Ethelred died Ethelfleda assumed the reins of government , and made for herself a name and fame as a warrior queen which overshadowed that of Boadicea . She assisted her ...
... Ethelred , whom King Alfred had made prince of Mercia . When Ethelred died Ethelfleda assumed the reins of government , and made for herself a name and fame as a warrior queen which overshadowed that of Boadicea . She assisted her ...
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... Ethelred . There was a strife amongst the people as to which of these should be king . The partisans of each prince had their adherents amongst the rival clergy , the seculars siding with the barons in favour of Ethelred , while the ...
... Ethelred . There was a strife amongst the people as to which of these should be king . The partisans of each prince had their adherents amongst the rival clergy , the seculars siding with the barons in favour of Ethelred , while the ...
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... Ethelred's eldest son , who fought in defence of his father's kingdom . Swegen died in 1014 , and the Danes in England elected his son Cnut for king . But the English returned to their allegiance to Ethelred , who , however , died in ...
... Ethelred's eldest son , who fought in defence of his father's kingdom . Swegen died in 1014 , and the Danes in England elected his son Cnut for king . But the English returned to their allegiance to Ethelred , who , however , died in ...
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Page 119 - A fire devoureth before them, and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.
Page 273 - THE HOUSE OF GOD THE HOME OF MAN. By the Rev. Canon JELF. THE INNER LIFE, as Revealed in the Correspondence of Celebrated Christians. Edited by the late Rev. T. ERSKINE. THE LIFE OF THE SOUL IN THE WORLD ; its Nature, Needs, Dangers, Sorrows, Aids, and Joys.
Page 55 - Augustine, is said, in a threatening manner, to have foretold, that in case they would not join in unity with their brethren, they should be warred upon by their enemies ; and, if they would not preach the way of life to the English nation, they should at their hands undergo the vengeance of death.
Page 46 - Then repairing to the bishop of the Roman apostolical see, (for he was not himself then made pope,) he entreated him to send some ministers of the word into Britain to the nation of the English, by whom it might be converted to Christ...