Dictionary of National Biography, Volumen17Leslie Stephen Macmillan, 1889 |
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... took place on 28 Oct. 901 , he was chosen by the witan ' to succeed to the kingdom ( ETHELWEARD , p . 519 ) , and was crowned on the Whitsunday following . His succession was disputed by one of his cousins , the ætheling Ethelwald , a ...
... took place on 28 Oct. 901 , he was chosen by the witan ' to succeed to the kingdom ( ETHELWEARD , p . 519 ) , and was crowned on the Whitsunday following . His succession was disputed by one of his cousins , the ætheling Ethelwald , a ...
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... took a step by which the people of English Mercia , as well as of the newly conquered district , were brought into im- mediate dependence on the English king . Æthelflæd's daughter Elfwyn was , it is said , sought in marriage by Sihtric ...
... took a step by which the people of English Mercia , as well as of the newly conquered district , were brought into im- mediate dependence on the English king . Æthelflæd's daughter Elfwyn was , it is said , sought in marriage by Sihtric ...
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... took advan- vast estates and jurisdictions placed under tage of the discontent occasioned by these pro- his control . He trusted too much to his offi- ceedings , and on 1 Nov. invaded the marches , cers , who were violent and exacting ...
... took advan- vast estates and jurisdictions placed under tage of the discontent occasioned by these pro- his control . He trusted too much to his offi- ceedings , and on 1 Nov. invaded the marches , cers , who were violent and exacting ...
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... took place ; men found that the pro- visional government did not bring them all they hoped for , and a split arose in the ba- ronial party between Simon , earl of Leicester , who was believed to be in favour of popu- lar reforms , and ...
... took place ; men found that the pro- visional government did not bring them all they hoped for , and a split arose in the ba- ronial party between Simon , earl of Leicester , who was believed to be in favour of popu- lar reforms , and ...
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... took Gloucester , after a stout resistance , allowing the garrison to depart with their arms and horses , and merely exacting a promise that they would not serve against him for a month . He broke down the bridges across the Severn and took ...
... took Gloucester , after a stout resistance , allowing the garrison to depart with their arms and horses , and merely exacting a promise that they would not serve against him for a month . He broke down the bridges across the Severn and took ...
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The Dictionary of National Biography: From the Earliest Times to 1900, Volumen17 Leslie Stephen,Sir Sidney Lee Sin vista previa disponible - 1921 |
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