The History of the Norman Conquest of England, Its Causes And Its Results
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See Ord. Vit. 9 1 7 A ; Hen. Hunt 222 ; Will. Malms, Hist. Nov. ii. 30, 31.
' There was a great deal of fighting in Shropshire, and Nottingham and Lincoln presently play an important part. Further north we hear com- paratively little. There are some notices in John of Hexham (268, 269, 273), but the outrages there recorded stand rather apart from the general story.
284 THK NOEMAS^ KINGS IK ENGLAND.
Not a picture of regular civil war, but of utter anarchy.
I'se of torture.
and weened tbat they w...ere reavers.' They were the days when wretched men starved of hunger, when some lived on alms that were somewhile rich men, and some fled out of the land. In those days the earth bare no corn, for the land was all fordone by such deeds^ and men said openly that Christ slept and His hallows.^ In this won- derful picture, put forth with all the matchless strength of our ancient tongue, two points stand out before all others. The writer takes no side. He is clearly a loyal subject of Stephen^ and he blames the rich traitors who rose up against him ; but, in describing the actual horrors of the struggle, he makes no distinction between the party of the King and the party of the Empress.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
See Ord. Vit. 9 1 7 A ; Hen. Hunt 222 ; Will. Malms, Hist. Nov. ii. 30, 31.
' There was a great deal of fighting in Shropshire, and Nottingham and Lincoln presently play an important part. Further north we hear com- paratively little. There are some notices in John of Hexham (268, 269, 273), but the outrages there recorded stand rather apart from the general story.
284 THK NOEMAS^ KINGS IK ENGLAND.
Not a picture of regular civil war, but of utter anarchy.
I'se of torture.
and weened tbat they w...ere reavers.' They were the days when wretched men starved of hunger, when some lived on alms that were somewhile rich men, and some fled out of the land. In those days the earth bare no corn, for the land was all fordone by such deeds^ and men said openly that Christ slept and His hallows.^ In this won- derful picture, put forth with all the matchless strength of our ancient tongue, two points stand out before all others. The writer takes no side. He is clearly a loyal subject of Stephen^ and he blames the rich traitors who rose up against him ; but, in describing the actual horrors of the struggle, he makes no distinction between the party of the King and the party of the Empress.
What to read after The History of the Norman Conquest of England, Its Causes And Its Results?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Freeman Edward Augustus to read onlineMoreLess
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