Penny Dreadfuls, 1602 · page 381 of 400
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# Content Description This is a page of running prose from what appears to be a historical chronicle, not a Victorian penny dreadful. The text (page 359) discusses early British history, specifically the end of King Cadwallader's reign around 686 AD and the subsequent establishment of Welsh kingdoms. It explains how the remaining Britons became known as "Welch-men" (meaning aliens or strangers in Saxon), and traces the succession of Welsh kings until their incorporation under King Henry VIII. The passage concludes by noting that a fuller account of Saxon settlement and the seven Saxon kingdoms ("Heprarchia") will follow. The page is densely printed in period typography with italicized proper nouns.
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