History of the Origin of Representative Government in Europe, Volume 20H.G. Bohn, 1861 - 538 pages |
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... decline under the Merovingians . - They regain importance under the Carlovingians ; and are held regularly under Charle- magne . - Letter of Archbishop Hincmar De ordine Palatii · 1163 Xiv CONTENTS . Page LECTURE XXI . Decay of national.
... decline under the Merovingians . - They regain importance under the Carlovingians ; and are held regularly under Charle- magne . - Letter of Archbishop Hincmar De ordine Palatii · 1163 Xiv CONTENTS . Page LECTURE XXI . Decay of national.
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... held and skilfully managed the heterogeneous bundle of the Roman power . He was truly a great man ; for great men appear in disgraceful times , as well as in times of suc- cess ; and Theodosius was still the master of the Roman world ...
... held and skilfully managed the heterogeneous bundle of the Roman power . He was truly a great man ; for great men appear in disgraceful times , as well as in times of suc- cess ; and Theodosius was still the master of the Roman world ...
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... held sway almost all over the land . You are all acquainted with the history of this monarch , the greatest of the kings of England . In the marshes where he had been compelled to seek refuge from the pursuit of his enemies , he formed ...
... held sway almost all over the land . You are all acquainted with the history of this monarch , the greatest of the kings of England . In the marshes where he had been compelled to seek refuge from the pursuit of his enemies , he formed ...
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... held that the relations which subsisted between the king's thanes and the inferior thanes were of a different nature , corresponding to the feudal relations of lords and vassals . The king's thanes , they say , were vassals of the king ...
... held that the relations which subsisted between the king's thanes and the inferior thanes were of a different nature , corresponding to the feudal relations of lords and vassals . The king's thanes , they say , were vassals of the king ...
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... held meet- ings , at which they deliberated upon the affairs of the local association to which they belonged . Originally , therefore , there existed not only county - courts , but also courts of hundred and courts of tithing , which ...
... held meet- ings , at which they deliberated upon the affairs of the local association to which they belonged . Originally , therefore , there existed not only county - courts , but also courts of hundred and courts of tithing , which ...
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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.