Penny Dreadfuls, 1602 · page 379 of 400
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# Analysis of Page 357 This is a **running prose page** from what appears to be an early modern historical text (not a Victorian penny dreadful—the typography, spelling, and style suggest 17th-century origin). The visible text discusses Roman Britain's military history: how Roman forces built defensive structures against the Picts, then withdrew from Britain entirely, leaving the Britons vulnerable. Constantine, a French-Breton, eventually ruled Britain and established a foreign dynasty. After his death, his son Constance—a former religious recluse—became king, but was murdered by Vortiger, Duke of Cornwall, who seized the throne and subsequently faced trouble from the Picts.
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