The British Story Briefly Told: From Early Times to the Present Period : with Thirty-four Engravings Representing the Sovereigns in Their Proper Costumes, and Six Engravings on Steel, Illustrative of the HistoryJohn Harris, St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1832 - 261 trang |
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afterwards Alfred amongst ancient Archbishop of Canterbury arms army ascended the throne barons battle battle of Hastings became Becket Began to reign beheaded Born British Britons called Charles chief Christian church Conquest crown Crusades Danes death defeated died dominions dreadful Duke Earl Edward Egbert enemies England English Engravings EXTRACT FROM CONTENTS favour France French gained George George III Guthrum Harold Henry VII Henry's Heptarchy historians houses hundred invaders James James II Julius Cæsar king King of France King of Scotland king's kingdom land length liberty LITTLE LIBRARY London lords military monarch monks months nation Nennius Normandy Normans obtained occasion parliament Picts pope possessed prince prisoner queen religion renowned Richard Romans ruler Saxon Scotland Scots shewed soon sovereign square 16mo story of Britain SURNAMED things Thomas à Becket thought thousand tion took troops Wales warriors whilst William WILLIAM RUFUS
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Trang 108 - William had even entertained the difficult project of totally abolishing the English language; and for that purpose, he ordered that in all schools throughout the kingdom the youth should be instructed in the French tongue; a practice which was continued from custom till after the reign of Edward III and was never indeed totally discontinued in England. The pleadings in the supreme courts of judicature were in French: The deeds were often drawn in the same language: The laws were composed in that...
Trang 90 - Remember to fight well, and put all to. death; for if we conquer we •'shall all be rich. What I gain, you will gain; if I conquer, you will conquer; if I take this land, you shall have it.
Trang 243 - In her person she was of a middle stature, and before she bore children well made. Her hair was dark, her complexion sanguine, her features strong, but not irregular ; her whole countenance more dignified than agreeable.
Trang 144 - ... and though he reached the castle of Newark, he was obliged to halt there, and his distemper soon after put an end to his life, in the forty-ninth year of his age, and eighteenth of his reign ; and freed the nation from the dangers to which it was equally exposed by his success or by his .misfortunes.
Trang 222 - March, in the fifty-ninth year of his age, and the twenty-second of his reign over England.
Trang 120 - Christian name, in allowing the holy city to remain in the hands of infidels, here found the minds of men so well prepared, that the whole multitude, suddenly and violently, declared for the war, and solemnly devoted themselves to perform this service, so meritorious, as they believed it, to God and religion.
Trang 159 - Oure Fadir that art in hevenes, Halewid be thi name, Thi kingdom come to thee, Be thi will don in eerthe as in hevene. Give to us this day oure breed over othre substance, And forgive to us oure dettis as we forgiven oure dettours. And lede us not into temptation, But deliver us from ivel.