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A Popular History of England, From the Earliest Times to the Reign of Queen Victoria; Vol. I

Volume One.

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Murder of Thomas A'Becket. Frontispiece

Caractacus and his Wife before Claudius. 16

Augustine preaching to Ethelbert. 32

Alfred in the Herdsman's Hut. 44

Canute by the Seashore. 72

William the Conqueror reviewing his Troops. 98

Robert's Encounter with his Father. 110

Azelin forbidding the burial of William the Conqueror. 116

Death of William Rufus. 122

Escape of the Empress Maud from Oxford. 144

Richard Removing the Archduke's Banner. 188

Richard's farewell to the Holy Land. 192

King John's Anger After Signing Magna Charta. 214

King Henry and his Barons. 228

That is the Title by which I Hold my Lands. 242

Bruce warned by Gilbert de Clare. 262

Robert Bruce Regretting His Battle-Axe. 274

The Battle of Sluys. 294

Van Arteveldt at his Door/ 298

Queen Philippa on her knees before the King. 314

King John Taken Prisoner by the Black Prince. 320

The Black Prince Serving the French King. 322

Death of Wat Tyler. 346

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