The History of the Castle, Town, and Port of DoverLongmans, Green, and Company, 1899 - 462 pages |
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... held as impious and profane ; all avoid them , no one will either meet them or speak to them , lest they should be injured by their contagion ; every species of honour is withheld from them , and if they are plaintiffs in 6 THE HISTORY ...
... held as impious and profane ; all avoid them , no one will either meet them or speak to them , lest they should be injured by their contagion ; every species of honour is withheld from them , and if they are plaintiffs in 6 THE HISTORY ...
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... held two legions , the Seventh and the Tenth . The latter was Cæsar's favourite regi- ment , upon whose fidelity and courage he placed the utmost reliance . The Roman legion consisted of ten cohorts , each cohort being subdivided into ...
... held two legions , the Seventh and the Tenth . The latter was Cæsar's favourite regi- ment , upon whose fidelity and courage he placed the utmost reliance . The Roman legion consisted of ten cohorts , each cohort being subdivided into ...
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... held responsible for the fatal advice which permitted the Romans to obtain a footing on British soil without striking a blow . The first engage- ment took place on the banks of the Lesser Stour , about twelve miles from the place of ...
... held responsible for the fatal advice which permitted the Romans to obtain a footing on British soil without striking a blow . The first engage- ment took place on the banks of the Lesser Stour , about twelve miles from the place of ...
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... held sway in those parts of the island which submitted to Cæsar . One descended from Cassivellaunus , and chiefly represented by Tasciovanus and his son Cunobeline , and the latter's three sons , Adminius , Cara- tacus and Togidumnus ...
... held sway in those parts of the island which submitted to Cæsar . One descended from Cassivellaunus , and chiefly represented by Tasciovanus and his son Cunobeline , and the latter's three sons , Adminius , Cara- tacus and Togidumnus ...
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... held their lands collectively as a barony from the king , barons and barony being the usual Norman names for tenants and tenure . The mayor , having been elected , was compelled to serve the office under a penalty of having his chief ...
... held their lands collectively as a barony from the king , barons and barony being the usual Norman names for tenants and tenure . The mayor , having been elected , was compelled to serve the office under a penalty of having his chief ...
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