Crown of a Thousand Years: A Millenium of British History Presented as a Pageant of Kings and Queens |
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... became known as the Danelaw . It was Alfred who paved the way for the kings of the House of Wessex to dominate and subdue the country . By AD 937 Athelstan of Wessex was able to describe himself as ' most glorious King of the Anglo ...
... became known as the Danelaw . It was Alfred who paved the way for the kings of the House of Wessex to dominate and subdue the country . By AD 937 Athelstan of Wessex was able to describe himself as ' most glorious King of the Anglo ...
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... became ' very cruel and inconstant in all his doings , so that he became a heavy burden unto his people . ' Bitter quarrels broke out . Anselm fiercely denounced the vices of the court and Flambard's extortionate methods , and an ...
... became ' very cruel and inconstant in all his doings , so that he became a heavy burden unto his people . ' Bitter quarrels broke out . Anselm fiercely denounced the vices of the court and Flambard's extortionate methods , and an ...
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... became known as ' Lollards ' because of the way they ' lolled ' or mumbled their prayers . The hangings stopped the following year at the request of Anne of Bohemia , who arrived in England to marry the King . Richard and his subjects ...
... became known as ' Lollards ' because of the way they ' lolled ' or mumbled their prayers . The hangings stopped the following year at the request of Anne of Bohemia , who arrived in England to marry the King . Richard and his subjects ...
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