The historie of Great Britannie declaring the successe of times and affaires in that iland, from the Romans first entrance, vntill the raigne of Egbert, the West-Saxon prince; who reduced the severall principalities of the Saxons and English, into a monarchie, and changed the name of Britannie into England.
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The historie of Great Britannie declaring the successe of times and affaires in that iland, from the Romans first entrance, vntill the raigne of Egbert, the West-Saxon prince; who reduced the severall principalities of the Saxons and English, into a monarchie, and changed the name of Britannie into England.
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Clapham, John, b. 1566.
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At London :: Printed by Valentine Simmes,
1606.
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Great Britain -- History -- Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D.
Great Britain -- History -- Anglo Saxon period, 449-1066.
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"The historie of Great Britannie declaring the successe of times and affaires in that iland, from the Romans first entrance, vntill the raigne of Egbert, the West-Saxon prince; who reduced the severall principalities of the Saxons and English, into a monarchie, and changed the name of Britannie into England." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A18928.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 23, 2025.
Pages
The first Booke.
A Repetition of the Contents of the former part. A briefe rela∣tion
of the condition of the Britans vnder the Picts and
Scottishmen, from the Romans departure thence, vntill the be∣ginning
of the raigne of Vortiger, the last Brittish Prince.
page 173
The Britans elect Vortiger to be their King. They send for
the Saxons to aide them. The originall and manners of the Sax∣ons.
177
The Saxons vanquish the Scottishmen and Picts. Hengist
deviseth how he may get possession of the East part of the Iland. 182
Saxons, Iutes and Angles, arrive in Britannie. Vortiger
marrieth Hengists daughter. He is deposed. 186
Vortimer succeedeth his father in the government. Vortiger
is restored. The most noble of the Britans, are trecherously mur∣dered
by the Saxons vpon Salisburie Plaines. 190
The calamities of the Britans. The professors of Christian religi∣on
in Britannie, are persecuted by the Saxons; whose idolatry and
superstitious rites are described. 193
Germanus the Bishop, conducteth the Armie of the Christian
Britans against their enemies, (being Pagans) who by his meanes
are defeated. He departeth out of Britannie. 196
Aurelianus Ambrosius, aydeth the Britans against the Sax∣ons.
The valiant acts of Arthur the Warlike. 198
The Britans flie into Wales and Cornewall, where they seate
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themselves. The Saxons and English possesse the greatest part of
the Ile, which is afterwards divided into several Principalities. 201
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