Anno Domini was first used in dates nbout_ 527 by Dionysius, a monk of Seythia and a Roman abbot. It was introduced into Italy in the sixth century. France used it a century later, and Spain not until the eleventh century. Its first recorded use in England is in 680.
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Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 17, 21 January 1931, Page 7
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50Untitled Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 17, 21 January 1931, Page 7
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