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2 days ago · Explaining linguistic change, and particularly the rise of Old English, is crucial in any account of the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain.According to Higham, the adoption of the language—as well as the material culture and traditions—of an Anglo-Saxon elite, "by large numbers of the local people seeking to improve their status within the social structure, and undertaking for this purpose ...
4 days ago · History of England. Anglo-Saxon England or Early Medieval England, existing from the 5th to the 11th centuries from soon after the end of Roman Britain until the Norman Conquest in 1066, consisted of various Anglo-Saxon kingdoms until 927, when it was united as the Kingdom of England by King Æthelstan (r. 927–939).
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2 days ago · Dresden is the traditional capital of Saxony and the third largest city in eastern Germany after Berlin and Leipzig. It lies in the broad basin of the Elbe River between Meissen and Pirna, 19 miles (30 km) north of the Czech border and 100 miles (160 km) south of Berlin. Sheltering hills north and south of the Elbe valley contribute to the mild ...
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6 days ago · The OED is a guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past. It traces the usage of words through 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of international English language sources, from classic literature and specialist periodicals to film scripts and cookery books.
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5 days ago · Great Elector: 1 n the Elector of Brandenburg who rebuilt his domain after its destruction during the Thirty Years' War (1620-1688) Synonyms: Frederick William Example of: Elector any of the German princes who were entitled to vote in the election of new emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
5 days ago · April 1. B. M. Calig. B. iv. 225. 472. Commission for Scotland. Commission of Francis and Mary, King and Queen of France and Scotland, appointing [Jean] de Monluc, Bishop of Valence, [Nicolas] de Pellevé, Bishop of Amiens, and M. de la Brosse, their Commissioners to settle the troubles which for some time past have disturbed Scotland, authorizing them to offer the rebels an amnesty for past ...
6 days ago · California’s county law libraries have been providing the public with free access to legal resources since 1891. The San Diego Law Library links to many free resources online and licenses legal resources for use in their library facilities. They also provide the entire county with online access to Nolo Books Online. Westlaw Campus Research.
