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A History of the County of Hertford
… gives a descent of the family of Hoo from the time of Canute, but this is of very doubtful authenticity, and there …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… to the priory of St. Andrew, in Rochester, by Humphry Canute; and this gift was afterwards confirmed by D. de …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… Toki was 'a very mighty and wealthy courtier' of King Canute (C. F. Rafn in Mm. de la Soc. des Antiq. du Nord, …
Magna Britannia
… The manor was given to the abbot of Buckfastleigh by King Canute. 52 It now belongs to Henry Ley, Esq., of Trehill, …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… of the monks, by Eadsy a priest, with the consent of king Canute and Elfgive his queen, but there is no mention made …
A History of the County of Oxford
… By the treaty of 1016 it was presumably included within Canute's kingdom, and the death of Edmund in November 1016 gave the whole country to Canute. The circumstances of Edmund's death are obscure; it … 33 that he was stabbed at Oxford by Eadric's son. By Canute Oxford was selected as the scene of the memorable …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… to their monastery, the former claiming them from king Canute, the latter from archbishop Lanfranc; who, as they …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… the time of the Conquest, we find the Kings Etheldred, Canute, Harold, &c. Among the chief nobility, Leofric Earl of … the death of King Etheldred, and of the Danish kings, Canute, Harold, and Hardi- Canute, Edward was sent for by the English nobility, and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… from the family of Pusey, to whom the manor was granted by Canute the Great. According to Dr. Hicks, the place was in … occasion the identical horn by which, under the charter of Canute, the manor had been held for 700 years, was produced …
Old and New London
… into shires, and subsequently continued and sanctioned by Canute the Dane, by William the Conqueror, and various …