The history of England giving a true and impartial account of the most considerable transactions in church and state, in peace and war, during the reigns of all the kings and queens, from the coming of Julius Cæsar into Britain : with an account of all plots, conspiracies, insurrections, and rebellions ... : likewise, a relation of the wonderful prodigies ... to the year 1696 ... : together with a particular description of the rarities in the several counties of England and Wales, with exact maps of each county / by John Seller ...
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- The history of England giving a true and impartial account of the most considerable transactions in church and state, in peace and war, during the reigns of all the kings and queens, from the coming of Julius Cæsar into Britain : with an account of all plots, conspiracies, insurrections, and rebellions ... : likewise, a relation of the wonderful prodigies ... to the year 1696 ... : together with a particular description of the rarities in the several counties of England and Wales, with exact maps of each county / by John Seller ...
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- Seller, John, fl. 1658-1698.
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- London :: Printed by Job and John How, for John Gwillim ...,
- 1696.
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- Great Britain -- History.
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"The history of England giving a true and impartial account of the most considerable transactions in church and state, in peace and war, during the reigns of all the kings and queens, from the coming of Julius Cæsar into Britain : with an account of all plots, conspiracies, insurrections, and rebellions ... : likewise, a relation of the wonderful prodigies ... to the year 1696 ... : together with a particular description of the rarities in the several counties of England and Wales, with exact maps of each county / by John Seller ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A59136.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 15, 2024.
Contents
- frontispiece
- title page
- modern bookplate
- TO THE KING.
- map
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THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND.
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CHAP. I. Of its Situation and Fruitfulness. The Manners, Cu∣stoms, and Religion of the AntientBritains. How it was first Inhabited. Why call'dBritain; and the Name ofENGLAND given to the Part we Inhabit.Julius Caesar Invited over,&c. -
CHAP. II. Account of Julius Caesars Landing in thisIsland. The Battels Fought between Him and theBritains, with various Success. TheBritish Princes that for the Liberty of their Country withstood him and the succeeding Emperours: With Strange Wonders and Prodigies,&c. -
CHAP. III. A Continuation of the Succession ofRoman Emperours Commanding inBritain: TheBritish Princes that Opposed their Conquest.Christian Religion first Plan∣ted here by the Apostles St.Paul and St.Peter; their Martyrdoms, and the Ten Heathen Persecutions; with the Dreadful Signs and Wonders fore-running them. By what means theGospel was Established in a National Church. TheRomans leaving the Kingdom,&c. -
CHAP. IV. How, on the Departure of theRomans, thePicts andScots Invaded theBritains. The Succours theRomans sent them; and the Wall built from Sea to Sea, to prevent Incursions. By what means theSaxons were called In, in the Reign of KingVortigern, and how they got Footing so Strongly, as to setle theirHeptarchie, orSeven King∣doms. Their Original, Manners, Laws, Customs and Religion. -
CHAP. V. The Succession of thePetty Monarchs of theKentish, South-Saxon, andEast-Saxon Kingdoms; with what Remarkably Happen'd, during their respective Reigns, in Peace and War: The Time when they Began and Ended them; with the Limits of their Dominions. -
CHAP. VI. A Description of the Kingdoms ofNorthumberland andMercia; with the Succession of their Kings; and the most Memorable Transactions, Portents and Prodigies, both in Peace and War, that happened during their Reignes. -
CHAP. VII. The Kingdoms of theEast Angles andWest Saxons, with their respective Succession of Kings; and what Happened of Note during their Reigns, in Peace and War; Particularly theDanish Invasion; and by what meansEngland was reduced under a Sole Monarchy.-
6. TheEast Angle Kingdom Described, with the Succession of its Fifteen Kings. -
7. TheWest Saxon Kingdom described, with the Suc∣cession of its Kings; and what things worthy of Histo∣ry happened during their respective Reigns. Also by what means they at last Obtained the Sole Monarchy ofEngland, &c.
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CHAP. VIII. The Succession of the FifteenSaxon Kings that wereSole Monarchs ofEngland; with what Memorable Things happened in Peace and War during their Reigns; asWonderful Sights, Prodigies, andRemarkable Ac∣cidents, &c. Till the time theDanes wrested the King∣dom (with much strugling) from themAnno Dom. 1017, about230 Years after they made their first Invasion. Together with a Description of theCounties ofEngland, one by one, after every Kings Reign; which will be con∣tinued throughout the Work, giving an Account of what is or has been Rare or Remarkable in each of them,&c. -
The Reign of King
Egbert, the First SoleSaxon Monarch ofEngland. -
The Reign of
Ethelwolf, the Second Sole Monarch ofEngland, &c. -
The Reign of
Ethelbald the Third Sole Manarch ofEngland. -
The Reign of
Ethelbert, Fourth Sole Monarch ofEngland. -
The Reign of
Ethelred, Fifth Sole Monarch ofEngland. -
The Reign of
Alfrid, Sixth Sole Monarch ofEngland. -
The Reign of
Edward the Elder, Seventh Sole Monarch ofEngland, &c. -
The Reign of
Ethelstan, Eighth Sole Monarch ofEngland. -
The Reign of
Edmund, Ninth Sole Monarch ofEngland. -
The Reign of
Edred, &c. Tenth Sole Monarch ofEngland. -
The Reign of
Edwye, the Eleventh Sole Monarch ofEngland. -
The Reign of King
Edgar, Twelfth Sole Monarch ofEngland. -
The Reign of
Edward, Thirteenth Sole Monarch ofEngland, and by some Sirnamed theMartyr. -
The Reign of
Ethelred, Fourteenth Sole Monarch ofEngland. -
The Reign of
Edmund, who from his Valour and Hardiness was SirnamedIronside, Fifteenth Sole Monarch ofEngland.
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The Reign of King
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CHAP. IX. The Reigns of the ThreeDanish Kings, who were Sole Monarches ofEngland, viz. Canute, Harrold, andHardicanute; with the Memorable Things that happen∣ed in their several Reigns.-
Some Observations on the Original of the
Danes. A Brief Description of the Country from whence they came: Their manner of War, Religion, Customs,&c. -
The Reign of
Canute, Sixteenth Sole Monarch ofEngland, and first of theDanes, that Reigned here. -
The Reign of
Harrold, Seventeenth Sole Monarch ofEngland, &c. -
The Reign of
Hardicanute, the ThirdDanish King, and Eighteenth Sole Monarch ofEngland.
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Some Observations on the Original of the
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CHAP. X. TheSaxons Re-Entry upon the failure of Succession in theDanes; and what happened during the Reign of those Kings, till the Conquest made ofEngland byWilliam theNorman Conqueror. -
CHAP. XI. An Account of theNorman Original, How they came to be calledNormans; With a Description of theDutchey ofNormandy, &c. -
The Reign of
WILLIAM the First, Sirnamed theConquerer. -
The Reign of
WILLIAM the Second, SirnamedRufus. -
The Reign of
HENRY the First, Sir∣named, for his great Learning,Beau-Clark, orFine Schollar. -
The Reign of King
STEPHEN. -
The Reign of King
HENRY the Second, commonly calledHenry Fitz-Empress. -
The Reign of King
RICHARD the First. -
The Reign of King
JOHN. -
The Reign of King
HENRY the Third. -
The Reign of King
EDWARD the First (since theNorman Conquest.) -
The Reign of
EDWARD the Second (usually calledEdward ofCarnarvan. ) -
The Reign of
EDWARD the Third (com∣monly calledEdward ofWindsor. ) -
The Reign of
RICHARD the Second, (commonly calledRichard ofBourdeaux. ) -
The Reign of
HENRY the Fourth (com∣monly calledHenry ofBullenbrook. ) -
The Reign of
HENRY the Fifth (com∣monly calledHenry ofMonmouth. ) -
The Reign of
HENRY the Sixth (com∣monly calledHenry ofWindsor. ) -
The Reign of King
EDWARD the Fourth. -
The Reign of King
EDWARD the Fifth. -
The Reign of King
RICHARD the Third. -
The Reign of King
HENRY the Seventh. -
The Reign of King
HENRY the Eighth. -
The Reign of King
EDWARD the Sixth. -
The Reign of Queen
MARY the First. -
A Brief Chronology of
Martyrs, and famous Men and Women that have Suffered the Flames, and other Tor∣tures and Persecutions underPopery inEngland, be∣fore and since the happyReformation: With the Ex∣hortations and Dying Words of the most Eminent of them. -
The Reign of Queen
ELIZABETH. -
The Reign of King
JAMES the First. -
The Reign of King
CHARLES theFirst. -
The Reign of King
CHARLES The Second. -
The Reign of King
JAMES the Second. -
An Account of what Remarkably Occur'd since the Reign of King
WILLIAM theIII. and QueenMARY theII. to the Year1606.
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The Reign of
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