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... York intrigues for the throne - Battle of St. Albans Civil war - Several colleges founded - King's death THE HOUSE OF YORK . EDWARD IV , 1461-1483 . ... Battle of Towton - Edward quarrels with the Earl of Warwick -Battles of Barnet and ...
... York intrigues for the throne - Battle of St. Albans Civil war - Several colleges founded - King's death THE HOUSE OF YORK . EDWARD IV , 1461-1483 . ... Battle of Towton - Edward quarrels with the Earl of Warwick -Battles of Barnet and ...
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... ( York ) in the following year . For a considerable time after these events , nothing of import- ance occurred in Britain ; and even the names of many of the governors are not preserved . When Diocletian was emperor , Carausius , a Roman ...
... ( York ) in the following year . For a considerable time after these events , nothing of import- ance occurred in Britain ; and even the names of many of the governors are not preserved . When Diocletian was emperor , Carausius , a Roman ...
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... York and slew the Norman garrison ; but , when William arrived , the Danes returned to their ships , and the insurgents were defeated . The whole of the district between the Humber and the Tyne was mercilessly devastated by his command ...
... York and slew the Norman garrison ; but , when William arrived , the Danes returned to their ships , and the insurgents were defeated . The whole of the district between the Humber and the Tyne was mercilessly devastated by his command ...
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... York , he was en- countered by the northern barons , who , to augment the courage of the native population , brought to the field the banners of St. Peter of York , St. Wilfred of Ripon , and St. John of Beverley . The contest which ...
... York , he was en- countered by the northern barons , who , to augment the courage of the native population , brought to the field the banners of St. Peter of York , St. Wilfred of Ripon , and St. John of Beverley . The contest which ...
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... York , and the Cinque Ports - Hastings , Dover , Hythe , Romney , and Sand- wich . London , which in the reign of Henry II became de- cidedly the capital of England , had a large population ; and Fitz - Stephen tells us that its ...
... York , and the Cinque Ports - Hastings , Dover , Hythe , Romney , and Sand- wich . London , which in the reign of Henry II became de- cidedly the capital of England , had a large population ; and Fitz - Stephen tells us that its ...
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