Hereward; the Saxon patriot: a history of his life and character; with a record of his ancestors and descendants, AD445 to AD1896 . ptized in the Christian faith, and wifeto the Worsh Mr. Thomas Rolfe, .^tatis suae 21, A. i6i6. Pocahontassaved the lives of Sir Edward Smith, Governor, and the settlers at JamesTown, Virginia. 10 74 Herewardi Arbor Gentis. support archaeological investigations more than they do, andraise their voice in behalf of historical truth. One undoubted reason for this savage desire for destructionis the ostentatious vulgarism of modern buildings, whether inthe style of Qu
Hereward; the Saxon patriot: a history of his life and character; with a record of his ancestors and descendants, AD445 to AD1896 . ptized in the Christian faith, and wifeto the Worsh Mr. Thomas Rolfe, .^tatis suae 21, A. i6i6. Pocahontassaved the lives of Sir Edward Smith, Governor, and the settlers at JamesTown, Virginia. 10 74 Herewardi Arbor Gentis. support archaeological investigations more than they do, andraise their voice in behalf of historical truth. One undoubted reason for this savage desire for destructionis the ostentatious vulgarism of modern buildings, whether inthe style of Queen Anne, Italian, Romanesque, or pinchbecktimber-framed. They cannot bear comparison in point oftaste or comfort with the old halls—now, perhaps, farmhouses—built four hundred years ago, and modern churches aregenerally an eyesore in the landscape. This century has been an age of so-called progress anddestructions ; of jerry-builders and of mammon the next look to moderation and sound construction,and imitate the examples of ancient models, and preserve allthe relics of antiquity that time has spared. ^^^. Chapter ix. Descriptive of the He^^ewards after theNorman Co7iquest. My thoughts are with the dead ; with themI hve in long-past years,Their virtues love, their faults condemn,Partake their hopes and fears,And from their lessons seek and findInstruction with an humble mind. Robert Southey—The Scholar. It would bore you to death should I pause to describeOr enumerate half of the Hereward tribeWho filled the background, and among whom were foundThe elite of the old country families round. Ingoldsby Legends (one word changed). HE benefit derived by the English people fromthe marriage of Henry I. with the heiress ofEdgar Atheling, uniting the Norman andSaxon lines, was almost neutralized byStephens imprudence and incapacity. The few Saxon families still attemptingto hold their own were mercilessly persecutedand plundered by the robber-chiefs enriched by Wil
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