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I, Ealdred, sub-king of the Hwicce, subscribe consenting to this donation conceded by my brother.
The Early Middle Ages 500-1000 Robert Brentano 1964
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His successor, Ealdred, abbot, about the year 955, was quite an antiquary in his way; and no spot in England afforded so many opportunities to gratify his taste as the site of the ancient city of Verulam.
Bibliomania in the Middle Ages Frederick Somner Merryweather
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The last Saxon Archbishop of York, Ealdred, who crowned both
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon A Short History of the Church and a Description of Its Fabric Cecil Walter Charles Hallett
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He married Ælflæd, daughter of Ealdred, Earl of Bernicia, the nephew of
The Relation of the Hrolfs Saga Kraka and the Bjarkarimur to Beowulf A Contribution To The History Of Saga Development In England And The Scandinavian Countries Oscar Ludvig Olson
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It was therefore good policy in Harold to be crowned by Ealdred, to whose position there was no objection.
William the Conqueror Freeman, E A 1913
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Long before Waltheof was born, his grandfather Earl Ealdred had been killed by a certain Carl.
William the Conqueror Freeman, E A 1913
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By the year 1000 the old church was evidently in a dilapidated state again and Ealdred and Eadmer, the eighth and ninth abbots, collected materials to build a new church from the ruins of the Roman city of Verulam.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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The primacy of York was regularly vacant; Ealdred had died as the Danes sailed up the Humber to assault or to deliver his city.
William the Conqueror Freeman, E A 1913
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At William's coronation the king walked to the altar between the two archbishops, but it was Ealdred who actually performed the ceremony.
William the Conqueror Freeman, E A 1913
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Ealdred acted as the actual celebrant, while Stigand took the second place in the ceremony.
William the Conqueror Freeman, E A 1913
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