History of the Kings of Britain Part 1 pptx

... all the provinces, forced the giants to fly into the caves of the mountains, and divided the country among them according to the directions of their commander. After this they began to till the ... this time Eli the priest governed in Judea, and the ark of the covenant was taken by the Philistines. At the same time, also, the sons of Hector, after the expul...

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... clear the law of all ambiguities, summoned all the workmen of the island together, and commanded them to pave a causeway of stone and mortar, which should run the whole length of the island, from the ... was the son of Cloten king of Cornwall, and excelled all the kings of Britain in valour and gracefulness of person. When his father was dead, he was no soo...

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... acknowledge the kingdom of Britain subject to the Roman 66 Geoffrey of Monmouth Chapter 14 . GuithelinÕs successors in the kingdom. For this reason the mother had the sole management of affairs committed ... force of arms. Such was the wonderful valour of the British nation in those times, that they were able to put the conqueror of the world twice to flight a...

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... of them. Among others of both sexes who continued firm in the army of Christ, and suffered, were Alban of Verulam, and Julius and Aaron, both of the City of Legions. Of these, Alban, out of the ... submit to the Ambrons fell upon them, and without remorse murdered the greatest part of them. This done, the two wicked leaders of the Picts and Huns, Guanius an...

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... among them, partly by the pagans whom the king had brought into society with them, partly by the Pelagian heresy, with the poison whereof they had been a long time infected. But by the preaching of ... preparations, they embarked, and arrived at the port of Totness; and then without delay assembled together the youth that was left in the island, and encountered the enemy...

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... admitted to the same favour. The king therefore granted them the country bordering upon Scotland, and made a firm covenant with them. 13 1 Geoffrey of Monmouth that oppose them, and shall cut off the ... tongues of bulls. They shall load the necks of roaring lions with chains, and restore the times of their ancestors. Then from the first to the fourth, from the four...

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... which was what many of the Britons 14 6 Geoffrey of Monmouth desired, though the greater part of them were for having the matter quickly decided with the enemy. The Saxons, on the other hand, finding how ... hunger, 15 1 Geoffrey of Monmouth Caliburn, and, calling upon the name of the blessed Virgin, rushed forward with great fury into the thickest of the e...

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... that the kings and princes from the countries beyond the seas might have the convenience of sailing up to it. On the other side, the beauty of the meadows and groves, and magnificence of the royal ... and 17 1 Geoffrey of Monmouth Caesar, you have had the presumption to withhold, in contempt of their imperial authority. You have seized upon the province of...

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... them, pursued the rest: but they took the greatest number of them prisoners, being desirous to present them to the 17 7 Geoffrey of Monmouth Chapter 12 . Part of the Romans flee; the rest, of their ... country, 19 5 Geoffrey of Monmouth Chapter 11 . The Britons lose their kingdom, For a long time after this the Britons were dispossessed of the crown of the...

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... for the kings that have succeeded among them in Wales, since that time, I leave the history of them to Caradoc of Lancarvan, my contemporary; as I do also the kings of the Saxons to William of Malmesbury, ... hinder them, excepting the poor remains of the Britons, who continued together. in the thickets of the woods in Wales. From that time the power of...

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