Norman nobles were compelled to make their election between the island and the continent. Shut up by the sea with the people whom they had hitherto oppressed and despised, they gradually came to regard England as their country, and the English as their... Outlines of the history of England - Seite 106von William Douglas Hamilton - 1852Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
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...despised, they gradually came- to regard England as their country, and the English as their countrymen. The two races, so long hostile, soon found that they...court to the natives of Poitou and Aquitaine. The great-grandsons of those who had fought under William, and the great-grandsons of those who had fought... | |
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...despised, they gradually came to regard England as their country, and the English as their countrymen. The two races, so long hostile, soon found that they had common interests and common enemies." 220. It was in the I3th century that the Constitution of England began to put on the shape which it... | |
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