A first book in American history with European beginnings . and during his reign Anglo-Saxons and Danesdwelt together in comparative good-fellowship. To repeat, then, first the Britons were conquered bythe Romans, from whom they learned many the German tribes overthrew the RomanizedBritons and swept away much of the Romans again England struggled up to a civilization whichincluded Briton, Roman, and German ideals. And atthis point came the Danes, or Danish Northmen. WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR England was not the only country the Northmenfound to their liking. Dashing down the c
A first book in American history with European beginnings . and during his reign Anglo-Saxons and Danesdwelt together in comparative good-fellowship. To repeat, then, first the Britons were conquered bythe Romans, from whom they learned many the German tribes overthrew the RomanizedBritons and swept away much of the Romans again England struggled up to a civilization whichincluded Briton, Roman, and German ideals. And atthis point came the Danes, or Danish Northmen. WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR England was not the only country the Northmenfound to their liking. Dashing down the coast of Europe,these huge sea kings had learned to covet the sunnylands of France, so different from their own ruggedcountry. And time and again they had invaded French 40 BRITAIN, OR ENGLAND territory. At last, one hundred years before Canutebecame king of England, northern France was given toa band of Northmen on the condition that they swearallegiance to the French king; that is, that they promiseto obey him as their overlord. After that, this section. Northmens Ship. was called Normandy and the people Normans, whichwas really the softer southern pronunciation of the nameNorthmen. The dukes, or rulers, of Normandy grew in time tobe as powerful as any king; and at last one of them,William of Normandy, became king in reality. But itwas king of England and not of France. This is how ithappened. About fifty years after the reign of Canute, the Eng-lish throne was held by Edward the Confessor, who diedwithout leaving anyone of his blood to succeed him. Hehad appointed his chief adviser, a great nobleman calledEarl Harold, to reign in his place, and Harold wascrowned as soon as the king was dead. But William of 41 A FIRST BOOK IN AMERICAN HISTORY Normandy insisted that Edward had once promised thethrone to him, and that Harold himself had sworn asolemn oath to help him get it. On these very slightclaims William came from northern France to seize theEnglish throne.
Size: 1899px × 1315px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1920, bookidfirstbookina, bookyear1921
