A letter to Dr Mead concerning some Antiquities in Berkshire, particularly shewing that the White Horse, which gives name to the Vale, is a Monument of the West Saxons, made in memory of a great victory obtained over the Danes A.D. 871 (book)

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Content summary: an essay on the origins of the White Horse in Berkshire

Summary: A letter to Dr Mead concerning some Antiquities in Berkshire, particularly shewing that the White Horse, which gives name to the Vale, is a Monument of the West Saxons, made in memory of a great victory obtained over the Danes A.D. 871/ Wise, Francis / 1738

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