The Evolution of an EmpireChapter IIReading editionChapter navigation30 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterPREFACE.Chapter IChapter IIChapter IIIChapter IVChapter VChapter VIChapter VIIChapter VIIIChapter IXChapter XChapter XIChapter XIIChapter XIIIChapter XIVChapter IChapter IIChapter IIIChapter IVChapter VChapter VIChapter VIIChapter VIIIChapter IXChapter XChapter XIChapter XIIChapter XIIIChapter XIVPrevious chapter ←Chapter INext chapter →Chapter IIIAll chapters and sections (30)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsPREFACE.Chapters12345678910111213141234567891011121314Augustine—Edwin—Caedmon—Baeda—Alfred—Canute—Edward the Confessor—Harold—William the Conqueror◇← CHAPTER I.CHAPTER III. →