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Excerpt from The Conquest of England, Vol. 2 of 2 The upgrowth of the kingly power had been brought about, as we have seen, by a number of varied in¿uences. It had drawn new strength from the dying out of the other royal stocks leaving the house of Cerdie alone, and from the high character of the kings of Alfred's line. A long series of victories, the constant sight and recognition of the king as head of the national host, and the religious c...

Excerpt from A History of the English People, Vol. 2 Edward the Fifth is the subject of a work attributed to Sir Thomas More, and which almost certainly derives much of its importance from Archbishop Morton. Whatever its historical worth may be, it is remarkable in its English form as the first historical work of any literary value which we ess written in our modern prose. The Letters and Papers of ichard the Third and Henry the Seventh, some...

Excerpt from Stray Studies From England and Italy Me to reprint most of the papers in this series. In many cases, however, I have greatly changed their original form. A few pages will be found to repeat What I have already said in my Short. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten ...

Excerpt from Readings From English History It is this difficulty that I have tried in some degree to meet by these books of extracts. Read to a class which has fairly mastered the facts of the period which they illustrate, I trust they may solve in some measure the difficulty which has been found in enlist ing the interest of the learner on the side of history. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and ...

Excerpt from Letters of John Richard GreenMost Of the early letters are addressed to Professor Boyd Dawkins, and Of the later to E. A. Freeman. Grateful acknowledgment for other letters is due to Mr. And Mrs. Humphry Ward, Mrs. Creighton, Miss von Glehn, the Rev. Canon Taylor, Mrs. A Court, Mrs. W. H. Wright (formerly Mrs. Churchill Bab ington), and Miss Kate Norgate. Many letters written to other correspondents have unfortunately disappeared,...

Excerpt from Oxford StudiesThe following brief account of the circumstances under which the papers forming the present volume were produced may be given here by way of introduction.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct th...

Excerpt from Stray Studies: Second Series Soupers AT the east~end (jan. 25, 1868) france and french poor-relief (oct. 24, 1868) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst r...

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Excerpt from The Conquest of England, Vol. 1 of 2 A few words of introduction are needed to the following unfinished story of the Conquest of England, in which I may explain how far these pages in their present form represent the final work and intention of their writer. I cannot do this save by giving some short account of how the book was written, and the tale of the two works, the Making of England and the Conquest of England, forms in fac...

Excerpt from A Short History of the English People, Vol. 4 Medal commemorating victory AT LA hogue (reverse) William's reply to Louis's medal for Beachy Head (see above, and p. William, as Neptune, drives away Louis, the pseudo-neptune, with his trident, saying TO me it the empire of the seas] is given by Fate The Offences committed are expiated by a like punishment. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rar...

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