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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

Historical Lectures and Essays is a collection of writings by Charles Kingsley, an English clergyman and writer who lived in the 19th century. The book includes a series of lectures and essays that explore various historical events and figures, such as the Crusades, the Roman... Read Full Overview

Book Excerpt: ...seback, he touched the ground and seemed to gang, or walk. He and his Norsemen had taken their share of France, and called it Normandy to this day; and meanwhile, with that docility and adaptability which marks so often truly great spirits, they had changed their... Read Full Overview