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... ships and did many other good things CHAPTER X. 21 King Edward . - King Athelstane : how he beat the Danes in battle and took some prisoners ; how he invited his prisoners to supper , and afterwards let them go free CHAPTER XI . Page 27 ...
... ships and did many other good things CHAPTER X. 21 King Edward . - King Athelstane : how he beat the Danes in battle and took some prisoners ; how he invited his prisoners to supper , and afterwards let them go free CHAPTER XI . Page 27 ...
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... ships and the sailors were im- proved in her reign ; how some great admirals made many voyages and dis- coveries ; how the King of Spain sent a great fleet and army to conquer Eng- land , but could not succeed ; and how the English did ...
... ships and the sailors were im- proved in her reign ; how some great admirals made many voyages and dis- coveries ; how the King of Spain sent a great fleet and army to conquer Eng- land , but could not succeed ; and how the English did ...
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... ships to Britain , and landed ; and finding nobody to defend the country , they took all the gold and silver , and clothes , and food they could find , and even some of the little children to make servants of , and carried them off in ...
... ships to Britain , and landed ; and finding nobody to defend the country , they took all the gold and silver , and clothes , and food they could find , and even some of the little children to make servants of , and carried them off in ...
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... ships and did many other good things . You have not forgotten , I hope , that seven of the Saxon chief men had made themselves kings of Eng- land . Now , when the first seven died , their sons could not agree very well ; some of them ...
... ships and did many other good things . You have not forgotten , I hope , that seven of the Saxon chief men had made themselves kings of Eng- land . Now , when the first seven died , their sons could not agree very well ; some of them ...
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... , eating , and walking about . One of the very best things King Alfred did for England , was to build a great many ships . He wisely thought that the best means of keeping away the Danes 24 СНАР . ІХ . ALFRED EXPELS THE DANES .
... , eating , and walking about . One of the very best things King Alfred did for England , was to build a great many ships . He wisely thought that the best means of keeping away the Danes 24 СНАР . ІХ . ALFRED EXPELS THE DANES .
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