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Identifier: shorthistoryofen00chey (find matches)
Title: A short history of England
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: Cheyney, Edward Potts, 1861-1947
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Publisher: Boston, New York (etc.) Ginn and company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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ilt by William had sought to the Conqueror maintain. The last resist-ance was made in the marshy country of the east of England,where a party of English outlaws under a leader named Herewardheld out against the government of William till late in the year1071, when they were defeated and captured. England was atlast completely conquered. Through every part of the countryWilliam had ridden with his army. There was scarcely a shire inEngland in which he had not appeared as conqueror cr master.There had been no show of rebellion which had not been over-come and no resistance which had not been punished. 79. Summary of the Period of Conquest The conquest of England by Cnut in 1016 was not relatively very important, asit brought little that was Danish or new into England. Cnutruled England purely as a native king, appointing Englishmen tothe most influential positions and drawing his laws from the ear-lier Anglo-Saxon codes. Except in name and in the method by DANISH AND NORMAN CONQUESTS 99
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Campaigns of William the Conqueror. (The lines indicate his militaryjourneys through the country. The places marked O indicatethe towns where he had castles erected.) IOO A SHORT HISTORY OF ENGLAND which he obtained the crown he might have been an ordinarysuccessor of the West Saxon line of kings. On the other hand, the Norman Conquest had an importancewhich it is almost impossible to overestimate. It opened a newera for England and gave to its history a direction and characterfar different from that which it would have had except for thisconquest. This permanent effect was due to at least three causes.In the first place, the conquest came at a critical period not onlyin the history of England but of other European countries. Thelarge countries or nations were at this time breaking up into smallseparate provinces under half-independent earls, counts, dukes,or other great nobles. This tendency had been quite as wellmarked in England as on the continent. But the victory ofWilliam the Co

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