 | John Britton - Architecture - 1808 - 888 pages
...Among these was Alphage, or Elpheg, the Archbishop, who, after eleven months captivity, was at last barbarously put to death, for refusing to consent to the payment of an exorbitant ransom.* The greater part of the city was, on this occasion, burnt to ashes, together... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - Architecture - 1808 - 878 pages
...Among these was Alphage, or Elplieg, the Archbishop, who, after eleven mouths captivity, was at last barbarously put to death, for refusing to consent to the payment of an exorbitant ransom.* The greater part of the city was, on this occasion, burnt to ashes, together... | |
 | John Gamble - 1819 - 748 pages
...besides the loss of eight thousand persons who had either fallen in the contest, or were afterwards destroyed by the conquerors, the city was still further...very doubtful authority. William, indeed, built many fortresses soon after his arrival, the better to enable him to retain his newly-acquired dominions,... | |
 | Thomas Dugdale - Chronology, Historical - 1830 - 266 pages
...to the Danish camp at Greenwich. Among these was Alphage, or Elpheg, the archbishop, who was at last barbarously put to death, for refusing to consent to the payment of an exorbitant ransom. The greater part of the city was, on this occasion, burnt to ashes, together... | |
 | Thomas Dugdale - 1830 - 1078 pages
...to the Danish camp at Greenwich. Among these was Alphage, or Elpheg, the archbishop, who was at last barbarously put to death, for refusing to consent to the payment of an exorbitant ransom. The greater part of the city was, on this occasion, burnt to ashes, together... | |
 | 1867 - 398 pages
...Among the eight thousand that on this occasion perished, was Alphage, or Elpheg, the Archbishop, who was barbarously put to death for refusing to consent to the payment of an exorbitant ransom. It was at this time that a large portion of the city was burned to ashes', along... | |
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... refinement upon cruelty, obliged the survivors to cast lots, and the tenth person only was suffered to remain alive. Thus perished nearly 8,000 persons ; and the few who escaped were carried captives to the Danish camp at Greenwich. Among these was... 