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Title: History of the English People, Volume I (of 8)
Early England, 449-1071; Foreign Kings, 1071-1204; The Charter, 1204-1216

Author: John Richard Green

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HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH PEOPLE, VOLUME I

by

JOHN RICHARD GREEN, M.A.
Honorary Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford

EARLY ENGLAND, 449-1071
FOREIGN KINGS, 1071-1204
THE CHARTER, 1204-1216

_First Edition, Demy 8vo, November_ 1877;
_Reprinted December_ 1877, 1881, 1885, 1890.
_Eversley Edition,_ 1895.
London MacMillan and Co. and New York 1895

I Dedicate this Book

TO TWO DEAR FRIENDS
MY MASTERS IN THE STUDY OF ENGLISH HISTORY

EDWARD AUGUSTUS FREEMAN
AND
WILLIAM STUBBS

CONTENTS

Volume I

Book I--Early England--449-1071

Authorities for Book I