History of the Origin of Representative Government in Europe, Volume 20H.G. Bohn, 1861 - 538 pages |
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... Visigoths . - Peculiar character of Visi- gothic legislation . - Its authors and its influences . - Destruction and ... Visigoths . - Condition of Spain under the Roman empire . - Settlement of the Visigoths in the south - west of Gaul ...
... Visigoths . - Peculiar character of Visi- gothic legislation . - Its authors and its influences . - Destruction and ... Visigoths . - Condition of Spain under the Roman empire . - Settlement of the Visigoths in the south - west of Gaul ...
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François Guizot. CONTENTS . IV Page LECTURE XXVI . Central institutions of the Visigothic monarchy . - True character ... Visigoths.- Refutation of the errors of Savigny and the Edinburgh Review on this subject . - Conclusion 229 ! PART ...
François Guizot. CONTENTS . IV Page LECTURE XXVI . Central institutions of the Visigothic monarchy . - True character ... Visigoths.- Refutation of the errors of Savigny and the Edinburgh Review on this subject . - Conclusion 229 ! PART ...
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... Visigoths . In 429 , the Vandals passed from Spain into Africa , and founded a monarchy , which was overthrown by Belisarius . In 414 , the Burgundians founded a kingdom in Gaul , with the consent of the emperors . In 416 , the Visigoths ...
... Visigoths . In 429 , the Vandals passed from Spain into Africa , and founded a monarchy , which was overthrown by Belisarius . In 414 , the Burgundians founded a kingdom in Gaul , with the consent of the emperors . In 416 , the Visigoths ...
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... Visigoths , received their civic rulers from Constantinople . The empe- rors , though daily despoiled of some new territory , never- theless retained , in almost every quarter , an appearance of empire . Thus we find them conferring on ...
... Visigoths , received their civic rulers from Constantinople . The empe- rors , though daily despoiled of some new territory , never- theless retained , in almost every quarter , an appearance of empire . Thus we find them conferring on ...
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... Visigoths , who gave him up to his con- queror . In 491 , Clovis conquered the district of Tongres , now the district of Liege . In 496 , he penetrated still further in the same direction ; he entered the country of the Alemanni ...
... Visigoths , who gave him up to his con- queror . In 491 , Clovis conquered the district of Tongres , now the district of Liege . In 496 , he penetrated still further in the same direction ; he entered the country of the Alemanni ...
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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.