Stenton in a sentence

Robbery on the 7700 block of Stenton Ave. A woman told police she was smacked in her face and kicked in her ribs/lower body by an unknown male.

Stenton, who has long been involved in efforts to unearth information about the Franklin expedition, felt Schwatka’s records offered a good starting point for new exploration.

Bede, book II, chapter 3 Stenton, Anglo-Saxon England, p. 109. After the death of Saebert in AD 616, Mellitus was driven out and the kingdom reverted to paganism.

Gover, J.; Mawer, A. and Stenton, F. M. Place-Names of Devon, 1932 Until the 19th century, the West Country and its dialects of the English language were largely protected from outside influences, due to its relative geographical isolation.

However, scholarly analysis Sir Frank Stenton (ed) et al, The Bayeux Tapestry.

In Stenton's view: "The history of England in the next generation was really determined between 1009 and 1012.

It has been argued, by Frank Stenton among others, that Geoffrey's parents may have been among the many Bretons who took part in William I 's Conquest and settled in the southeast of Wales.

Kirby quotes Stenton's comment that Ecgberht was "a mere dependant" of Offa's, and gives his opinion that there is "no certain evidence" of this.

Lapidge, Anglo-Latin Literature, p. 49 Frank Stenton and Simon Keynes both describe him as the one Anglo-Saxon king who will bear comparison with Alfred.

Stenton Anglo-Saxon England p. 112 It proved impossible for Mellitus to return to London as bishop, although Justus did resume his duties at Rochester.

Stenton Anglo-Saxon England p. 127 Rædwald was converted before the death of Æthelberht, perhaps at the urging of Æthelberht, but his kingdom was not, and Rædwald seems to have converted only to the extent of placing a Christian altar in his pagan temple.

Stenton, Anglo-Saxon England, p. 12. The dates for Ælle's battles are also reasonably consistent with what is known of events in the kingdom of the Franks at that time.

Stenton, Anglo-Saxon England, p. 209. No indisputably authentic charters from before this date show Cynewulf in Offa's entourage, and there is no evidence that Offa ever became Cynewulf's overlord.

Stenton, Anglo-Saxon England, p. 214. Alternatively it may be that these settlements had already been retaken by the Welsh, implying a defensive role for the barrier.

Stenton, Anglo-Saxon England, p. 215. The enemies of Offa and Charlemagne, described by Adrian as the source of the rumour, are not named.

Stenton, Anglo-Saxon England, p. 219. In 796 Charlemagne wrote to Offa; the letter survives and refers to a previous letter of Offa's to Charlemagne.

Stenton, Anglo-Saxon England, p. 224. Many historians regard Offa's achievements as second only to Alfred the Great among the Anglo-Saxon kings.

Stenton, Anglo-Saxon England, p. 374. Æthelred's father, King Edgar, had died suddenly in July 975, leaving two young sons behind.

Stenton, Anglo-Saxon England, p. 375. During this period, the Normans, who remembered their origins as a Scandinavian people, were well-disposed to their Danish cousins who, occasionally returning from a raid on England, sought port in Normandy.

Stenton, Anglo-Saxon England, p. 39. Augustine's mission and early Christianization Stained-glass window of Æthelberht from the chapel of All Souls College, Oxford The native Britons had converted to Christianity under Roman rule.