Lingard's History of England, newly abridged and brought down to the accession of King George v . 2 ... 533 XXX. Queen Anne. 1702-1714 ... ... ... 542 XXXI. George I., 1714-1727; George II., 1727-1760 549 XXXII. George III. 1760-1820 ... ... ... 563 XXXIII. George IV., Regent 1810-1820; King 1820- 1830; William IV., 1830-1837 ... ... 586 XXXIV. Queen Victoria, 1837-1901; Edward VII., 1901- 1910; George v., 1910- ... ... 598 T^IAHDlH MAPS MHT fC Roman Britain England in the Eighth Century ... England in the Year 900 France, showing Henry Dominions ... France, showing English Possessions af
Lingard's History of England, newly abridged and brought down to the accession of King George v . 2 ... 533 XXX. Queen Anne. 1702-1714 ... ... ... 542 XXXI. George I., 1714-1727; George II., 1727-1760 549 XXXII. George III. 1760-1820 ... ... ... 563 XXXIII. George IV., Regent 1810-1820; King 1820- 1830; William IV., 1830-1837 ... ... 586 XXXIV. Queen Victoria, 1837-1901; Edward VII., 1901- 1910; George v., 1910- ... ... 598 T^IAHDlH MAPS MHT fC Roman Britain England in the Eighth Century ... England in the Year 900 France, showing Henry Dominions ... France, showing English Possessions after theTreaty of Bretigny ... 182790 201 England and France in America, 1756 , .,, , .^. .,.. 558 Spain and Portugal, to illustrate the PeninsularWar 583 GENEALOGICAL TABLES PAGE Descent of the Kings of the Saxon Line ... ... 35 Descent of the Kings of the Norman Line ... 51 The Houses of Plantagenet, Lancaster, and York ... 88 Claimants to the Scottish Throne, 1290 ... 152 Edward claim to the Crown of France ... 186 Genealogical Descent of the House of Tudor ... 281 A HISTORY OF ENGLAND. &.PhjlipLSon,.L-^ Lc^idoi, Londcn; G-eor^eEelliiSona THE INSTi ^^2 TORONTO 5, CANADA, A HISTORY OF ENGLAND CHAPTER I ROMAN BRITAIN. 55— 449 It is to the pen of a Roman general that we are indebted for ourfirst acquaintance with the history of Britain. JuHus Ceesar hadin three years conducted his legions from the foot of the Alpsto the mouth of the Rhine. From the coast of the Morini hecould descry the white cliffs of the neighbouring island, and theconqueror of Gaul aspired to the glory of adding Britain to thedominions of Rome. On the 20th of August in juiius Caesarthe fifty-fifth year before the Christian era, Caesar lands insailed from Calais with the infantry of two legions, Britain,and, in a few hours, cast anchor before the spot now ^•^- 55-occupied by the town of Deal. The beach was gained aftera short struggle with the natives, whose untaught valour yieldedto the arms
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