History of the Origin of Representative Government in Europe, Volume 20H.G. Bohn, 1861 - 538 pages |
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... become hereditary . -Its prevalence under 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 ...
... become hereditary . -Its prevalence under 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 ...
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... become pre- pared to recognise them . And as everything in man and around him changes , as the point of view from which he considers the facts of history , and the state of mind which he brings to the survey , continually vary , we may ...
... become pre- pared to recognise them . And as everything in man and around him changes , as the point of view from which he considers the facts of history , and the state of mind which he brings to the survey , continually vary , we may ...
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... become a party weapon , an instrument of attack or defence ; and facts themselves , inflexible and immutable facts , have been by turns invited or repulsed , per- verted or mutilated , according to the interest or sentiment in favour of ...
... become a party weapon , an instrument of attack or defence ; and facts themselves , inflexible and immutable facts , have been by turns invited or repulsed , per- verted or mutilated , according to the interest or sentiment in favour of ...
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... become pre- dominant . The primitive independence and wild equality of individuals had either become merged into a condition of servitude , or had submitted to the hierarchical subordination of feudalism . All central power , whether of ...
... become pre- dominant . The primitive independence and wild equality of individuals had either become merged into a condition of servitude , or had submitted to the hierarchical subordination of feudalism . All central power , whether of ...
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... become free . The feudal aristocracy was attacked on the one hand by the enfranchisement of the townsmen and tenants , on the other hand by the extension of the royal power . Sovereignty tended to concentration , liberty to diffusion ...
... become free . The feudal aristocracy was attacked on the one hand by the enfranchisement of the townsmen and tenants , on the other hand by the extension of the royal power . Sovereignty tended to concentration , liberty to diffusion ...
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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.