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Definition of Bretons
1. breton [n] - See also: breton
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bretons
Literary usage of Bretons
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Cæsar to the Abdication by David Hume (1856)
"The Bretons rashly engaged in a general action with the French at St. Aubin, and
were discomfited. Woodville and all the English were put to the swora, ..."
2. History of the Conquest of England by the Normans: Its Causes, and Its by Augustin Thierry (1847)
"I. THE CONTINENTAL NORMANS AND Bretons; THE ANGEVINS AND THE POPULATIONS OF ...
But the Bretons, who surrounded the mother, were all opposed to the idea ..."
3. The History of the Norman Conquest of England: Its Causes and Its Results by Edward Augustus Freeman (1876)
"XX. Waltheof goes to Normandy and confesses to the King. William's favourable
treatment of him. Revolt of Ralph and Roger. The Bretons in England join Ralph ..."
4. The History of Normandy and of England by Francis Palgrave (1864)
"Amongst the conquering settlers, there were, as has been before observed, a great
number of Bretons. In coming over to England, they had brought with them ..."
5. The Chronicle of Froissart by Jean Froissart (1901)
"Bretons whyle they were before Ayre, ... Wherfore the Bretons was issued out of
Englande, and come into ..."
6. The History of Normandy and of England by Francis Palgrave (1864)
"Amongst the conquering settlers, there were, as has been before observed, a great
number of Bretons. In coming over to England, they had brought with them ..."
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