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Front Cover, A Short History of the English People
Green buckram. My copy is bound in four separate volumes. |
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Frontispiece: Map of England
This 1902 map shows an England of over 100 years ago. It is attributed to Stanford’s Geographical Establishment. |
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Title Page, A Short History of the English People
A Short History of the English People [more...] |
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Coin of Æthelstan
King Æthelstan ruled England from A.D. 924 to 940. This coin is inscribed “ÆĐELSTANRE” on one side and possibly “BIORNEARDMOLONDCI” on the other. There is also a somewhat crude likeness of the king. [more...] |
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Figure of Christ with Heathen Symbols.
From barrow of Gorm and Thyra, Jutland. Worsaae, “Industrial Arts of Denmark.” [more...] |
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Silver Cup.
From barrow of Gorm and Thyra, Jutland. Worsaae, “Industrial Arts of Denmark.” [more...] |
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A Banquet
A medieval feast! Two people are seated behind a table laden with food; at either side a person (a servant or slave perhaps) kneels and hands food to one of the seated figures. Between the two seated figures (perhaps a king and queen) another person holds a goblet, or perhaps a flask of wine; whether this person is a servant [...] [more...] |
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