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... became so closely connected that their annals almost blend into one , and it is more or less expedient to follow something like chronological order . It is not easy to compress the history of a thousand years into a small space , and ...
... became so closely connected that their annals almost blend into one , and it is more or less expedient to follow something like chronological order . It is not easy to compress the history of a thousand years into a small space , and ...
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... became a see of the South Angles in 679 ; which seems to imply that Oxfordshire was already Anglian - i.e . Mercian - and no longer adhered to Wessex . The progress of the new power is marked by the churches dedicated to the female ...
... became a see of the South Angles in 679 ; which seems to imply that Oxfordshire was already Anglian - i.e . Mercian - and no longer adhered to Wessex . The progress of the new power is marked by the churches dedicated to the female ...
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... became the greatest king of his day in England , beat the men of Wessex at Bensington , near Oxford , in 779 , and took Abingdon . A coin was found , in digging the foundation of the Martyrs ' Memorial at Oxford , which had on it ...
... became the greatest king of his day in England , beat the men of Wessex at Bensington , near Oxford , in 779 , and took Abingdon . A coin was found , in digging the foundation of the Martyrs ' Memorial at Oxford , which had on it ...
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... became the nucleus round which the other parishes were formed . It is still the city church ; and there is evidence that the Portmannimot , or town council , was held in the churchyard . Justice . was , later on , administered by mayor ...
... became the nucleus round which the other parishes were formed . It is still the city church ; and there is evidence that the Portmannimot , or town council , was held in the churchyard . Justice . was , later on , administered by mayor ...
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... became the first prior . This was in 1129. The second prior grew into an abbot . He bore the name of Wiggod , clearly pointing to the keeping up of a connexion in 6 the Oilgi family with the nation and blood of the EARLY OXFORD 21.
... became the first prior . This was in 1129. The second prior grew into an abbot . He bore the name of Wiggod , clearly pointing to the keeping up of a connexion in 6 the Oilgi family with the nation and blood of the EARLY OXFORD 21.
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