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Read in the Wunder reader — freeTHE FRENCH INVASION.
CHAPTER I.
BATTLE.
I. The Invaders of the Year 1066.--England between two civilisations--The North and South--The Scandinavians at Stamford-bridge. The Normans of France--The army of William is a French army--Character of William--The battle--Occupation of the country 97
II. England bound to Southern Civilisations.--Policy of William--Survey of his new domains--Unification--The successors of William--Their practical mind and their taste for adventures--Taste for art--French families settled in England--Continental possessions of English kings--French ideal--Unification of origins--Help from chroniclers and poets--The Trojan ancestor 104
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