The History of the Castle, Town, and Port of DoverLongmans, Green, and Company, 1899 - 462 pages |
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... issued instructions for fitting out a large number of ships for another invasion of Britain in the ensuing year . On his return to Gaul in 54 B.C. , he found that his orders had been effectually obeyed , and that over 800 vessels were ...
... issued instructions for fitting out a large number of ships for another invasion of Britain in the ensuing year . On his return to Gaul in 54 B.C. , he found that his orders had been effectually obeyed , and that over 800 vessels were ...
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... issued his famous survey of the world about 120 A.D. , and from it we learn that Kent was occupied by a large and influential tribe which he terms the Cantii . Rutupia seems to have been the principal port , and the usual place of disem ...
... issued his famous survey of the world about 120 A.D. , and from it we learn that Kent was occupied by a large and influential tribe which he terms the Cantii . Rutupia seems to have been the principal port , and the usual place of disem ...
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... issued orders for his execution , he entered into an alliance with the Franks , seized Boulogne , and had himself pro- claimed as one of the Emperors of Rome . Strange as it may appear he was able to exercise his authority for seven ...
... issued orders for his execution , he entered into an alliance with the Franks , seized Boulogne , and had himself pro- claimed as one of the Emperors of Rome . Strange as it may appear he was able to exercise his authority for seven ...
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... term does not appear in connection with Dover until the thirteenth century , when a writ from the king is issued to the " mayors and bailiffs of the Cinque Ports " . It may be well to explain WILLIAM I. TO EDWARD I. , 1066-1307 . 39.
... term does not appear in connection with Dover until the thirteenth century , when a writ from the king is issued to the " mayors and bailiffs of the Cinque Ports " . It may be well to explain WILLIAM I. TO EDWARD I. , 1066-1307 . 39.
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... issued an order that no one should cross the water to any port save Dover , and in the reign of Edward I. the traffic had become so large as to have got beyond the control of the " Warden of the Port , " and the king took measures for ...
... issued an order that no one should cross the water to any port save Dover , and in the reign of Edward I. the traffic had become so large as to have got beyond the control of the " Warden of the Port , " and the king took measures for ...
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