  M. Guizot Author of "The Popular History of France," etc. Chapter I. Ancient Populations Of Britain. Roman Dominion, 55 B.C. TO 411 A.D. Chapter II. The Rule Of The Saxons To The Invasion Of The Danes (449 832). Chapter III. The Danes. Alfred The Great (836-901.) Chapter IV. The Saxon And Danish Kings. The Conquest Of England By The Normans (901-1066). Chapter V. Establishment Of The Normans In England. 1066-1087. Chapter VI. The Norman Kings. (1087-1154.) William Rufus Henry I. Stephen. Chapter VII. Henry II. (1154-1189). Chapter VIII. (1189-1216.) Richard Coeur-de-Lion. John Lackland. Magna Charta. Chapter IX. King And Barons. Henry III. (1216-1272.) Chapter X. Malleus Scotorum Edward I. (1272-1307.) Edward II. (1307-1327.) Chapter XI. The Hundred Years' War. Edward III. (1327-1377.) Chapter XII. Bolingbroke. Richard II. (1377-1398). Henry IV. (1398-1413). [Transcriber's note: This production is based on http://www.archive.org/details/popularhistoryeng01guiz. Spoiler alert: If you expect to hear about Cinderella and Prince Charming living in Camelot, here are some of the most frequently used words in this book, ordered by number of occurrences. war, armies, enemies, soldiers, weapon, prison, attack, defence, conquer, battle, invade, fortifications, dead, suffer, anger, seize, kill, insurrection, threat, fight, traitor, surrender, fear, escape, pursue, opposition, strike, wound, condemn, blood, victor, quarrel, insurgent, punish, capture, rival, pirate, danger, crime, violence, destroy, arrest, trouble, archer, unhappy, murder, disorder, combat, reinforcement, pillage, dying, anxiety, exile, besiege, repulse, executed, captive, hostages, cruel, bitter, conspiracy, insult, revenge, humiliated, imprisoned, ruin, assassin, plunder, barbarian, rampart, jealous, confiscate, avenge, alarmed, usurpation, tyrannical, savage, malcontents, massacre, slaughter, despair, military, misfortunes, unfortunate, widow, detested, succumb, die, dagger, languished, assault, mercenaries, disaster, armor, booty, perjury, drown, repugnance, fatal, slave, armistice, robber, odious, greed, poison, incursion, false, foe, impeached, ambush, capricious, perfidious, scaffold, dungeon, decapitated.]
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