The History of the Castle, Town, and Port of DoverLongmans, Green, and Company, 1899 - 462 pages |
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... fleet had filled the enemy ; but in the Cambrian Triads , Avarwy , Prince of Kent , nicknamed " Dubradwr " ( The Black Traitor ) , is held responsible for the fatal advice which permitted the Romans to obtain a footing on British soil ...
... fleet had filled the enemy ; but in the Cambrian Triads , Avarwy , Prince of Kent , nicknamed " Dubradwr " ( The Black Traitor ) , is held responsible for the fatal advice which permitted the Romans to obtain a footing on British soil ...
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... fleet " was found on an old Roman altar at Lypmne , the dedication of which was made by AVFIDIV . PANTERA PRÆFECT . CLAS . BRIT . " . One of the commanders of this fleet , named Carausius , became an arch - pirate himself . He allowed ...
... fleet " was found on an old Roman altar at Lypmne , the dedication of which was made by AVFIDIV . PANTERA PRÆFECT . CLAS . BRIT . " . One of the commanders of this fleet , named Carausius , became an arch - pirate himself . He allowed ...
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... fleet in 1069 , undoubtedly fostered their well - being with consistent care . When we remember the difficulty he experienced in establishing his authority over the whole of England , it is hard to overestimate the value it was to him ...
... fleet in 1069 , undoubtedly fostered their well - being with consistent care . When we remember the difficulty he experienced in establishing his authority over the whole of England , it is hard to overestimate the value it was to him ...
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... fleets which were called out on different occasions by the conqueror and his successor , but as both gave charters ... fleet was mainly collected from the ports on the south - west coast and did not much affect the town . The year 1216 ...
... fleets which were called out on different occasions by the conqueror and his successor , but as both gave charters ... fleet was mainly collected from the ports on the south - west coast and did not much affect the town . The year 1216 ...
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... fleet which the king desired to enable him to recover his lost territory of Normandy . The " Honours in our Court " referred to in these charters was a recognition of the right of the barons of the Cinque Ports to select four of their ...
... fleet which the king desired to enable him to recover his lost territory of Normandy . The " Honours in our Court " referred to in these charters was a recognition of the right of the barons of the Cinque Ports to select four of their ...
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