History of the Origin of Representative Government in Europe, Volume 20H.G. Bohn, 1861 - 538 pages |
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... Charles Martel . - Fall of the Mero- vingians . 82 86 LECTURE XI . General character of events under the Carlovingian Empire.— Reign of Pepin the Short . - Reign of Charlemagne . — Epoch of transition . - Reigns of Louis the Débonnair ...
... Charles Martel . - Fall of the Mero- vingians . 82 86 LECTURE XI . General character of events under the Carlovingian Empire.— Reign of Pepin the Short . - Reign of Charlemagne . — Epoch of transition . - Reigns of Louis the Débonnair ...
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... Charles the Bald . - Military service.— Judicial and domestic service . - Origin , meaning , and vicissi tudes of the fidelity due by the vassal to his lord LECTURE XV . Page . 109 . 116 Of benefices conceded by great landowners to men ...
... Charles the Bald . - Military service.— Judicial and domestic service . - Origin , meaning , and vicissi tudes of the fidelity due by the vassal to his lord LECTURE XV . Page . 109 . 116 Of benefices conceded by great landowners to men ...
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... Charles the Bald . - Definitive predominance of the feudal system at the end of the tenth century . - Cause of this predominance . -Character of feudalism . No trace of true representative government in France , from the fifth to the ...
... Charles the Bald . - Definitive predominance of the feudal system at the end of the tenth century . - Cause of this predominance . -Character of feudalism . No trace of true representative government in France , from the fifth to the ...
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... Charles I. Under Charles II . its pro- ceedings again became secret ; some individuals demanded , but in vain , the publication of the acts passed by the House , -the demand was resisted as dangerous . It was not till the eighteenth ...
... Charles I. Under Charles II . its pro- ceedings again became secret ; some individuals demanded , but in vain , the publication of the acts passed by the House , -the demand was resisted as dangerous . It was not till the eighteenth ...
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... Charles Martel . - Fall of the Merovingians . I HAVE already explained to you how we must understand the historical phrase which attributes to Clovis the founda- tion of the French monarchy . In the sense and within the limits which I ...
... Charles Martel . - Fall of the Merovingians . I HAVE already explained to you how we must understand the historical phrase which attributes to Clovis the founda- tion of the French monarchy . In the sense and within the limits which I ...
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Page 366 - I. Edward, by the grace of God, King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Guyan, to all those that these present letters shall hear or see, greeting. Know ye that we to the honour of God and of holy Church, and to the profit of our realm, have granted for us and our heirs, that the Charter of Liberties and the Charter of the Forest, which were made by common assent of all the realm, in the time of King Henry our father, shall be kept in every point without breach.