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Pagina 8
... Saxons , being held by the former as part of the kingdom of Powisland , of which Pengwerne , now Shrewsbury , was the ca- pital . After a violent contest of near a hundred and fifty years , the Heptarchy being established , the county ...
... Saxons , being held by the former as part of the kingdom of Powisland , of which Pengwerne , now Shrewsbury , was the ca- pital . After a violent contest of near a hundred and fifty years , the Heptarchy being established , the county ...
Pagina 9
... Saxons princes , to retreat to Mathrafael among the mountains of Powis , they frequently made inroads on their usurping neighbours . The evils attending these hostilities in- duced that prince to cause a deep dyke and rampart to be made ...
... Saxons princes , to retreat to Mathrafael among the mountains of Powis , they frequently made inroads on their usurping neighbours . The evils attending these hostilities in- duced that prince to cause a deep dyke and rampart to be made ...
Pagina 11
... Saxons , the Severn was.con → sidered the ancient , boundary between England and Wales ; the lands conquered by Offa on the western side of that river were annexed to the kingdom of Mercia , and afterwards incorporated with the ...
... Saxons , the Severn was.con → sidered the ancient , boundary between England and Wales ; the lands conquered by Offa on the western side of that river were annexed to the kingdom of Mercia , and afterwards incorporated with the ...
Pagina 48
... Saxon architecture ; and by the con- current testimony of writers , who have delineated the warlike achievements of those nations ; but its origin has not been determined determined by any writer of established authority . It is 48 ...
... Saxon architecture ; and by the con- current testimony of writers , who have delineated the warlike achievements of those nations ; but its origin has not been determined determined by any writer of established authority . It is 48 ...
Pagina 49
... Saxon invaders . The eminence , on which it is built , was then called Pen - gwern , or " the Head of Alder Groves , " and when it was taken by the Saxons it received the synonymous name of Scrobbes - byrig , " the Hill of Shrubs ...
... Saxon invaders . The eminence , on which it is built , was then called Pen - gwern , or " the Head of Alder Groves , " and when it was taken by the Saxons it received the synonymous name of Scrobbes - byrig , " the Hill of Shrubs ...
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The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical ... Edward Wedlake Brayley,John Britton Volledige weergave - 1813 |
The Beauties of England and Wales: Or, Delineations ..., Volume 18,Deel 1 John Britton Volledige weergave - 1813 |
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