History of the Origin of Representative Government in Europe, Volume 20H.G. Bohn, 1861 - 538 pages |
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... belong to more serene and fortunate periods . The large number , and the unsettled character of the facts which appear before us , widen the range of our ideas ; the diver- sity of trials which all things undergo within so short an ...
... belong to more serene and fortunate periods . The large number , and the unsettled character of the facts which appear before us , widen the range of our ideas ; the diver- sity of trials which all things undergo within so short an ...
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... belong to it ; 1st . The reduction of the mass of the people to slavery or a condition bordering thereon : 2nd . The hierarchical and federative organization of the feudal aristocracy , extending in its application both to persons and ...
... belong to it ; 1st . The reduction of the mass of the people to slavery or a condition bordering thereon : 2nd . The hierarchical and federative organization of the feudal aristocracy , extending in its application both to persons and ...
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... belong only to a very small section of its inhabitants . It is the work of civilization to raise up , from time to time , a greater number of men to take an active part in the great events which agitate the society of which they are ...
... belong only to a very small section of its inhabitants . It is the work of civilization to raise up , from time to time , a greater number of men to take an active part in the great events which agitate the society of which they are ...
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... belong to the origin of societies . By degrees , in the midst of the chaos of the rising society , small aggregations are formed which feel the want of alliance and union with each other . They estab- lish amongst themselves an ...
... belong to the origin of societies . By degrees , in the midst of the chaos of the rising society , small aggregations are formed which feel the want of alliance and union with each other . They estab- lish amongst themselves an ...
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... belong exclusively to the king , but was also possessed by the church and by many powerful subjects , the Wittenagemot had the oversight of this matter , and prevented the debasement of the coinage . We also find it ratifying or ...
... belong exclusively to the king , but was also possessed by the church and by many powerful subjects , the Wittenagemot had the oversight of this matter , and prevented the debasement of the coinage . We also find it ratifying or ...
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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.