A Manual of the English Constitution: With a Review of Its Rise, Growth, and Present StateJohn Murray, 1859 - 588 Seiten |
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... Edward the Con- fessor were much prized ; and their disuse after the Con- quest was greatly regretted by the Saxon people . These laws were , however , ordained by King Canute ; and were only confirmed by King Edward on his accession to ...
... Edward the Con- fessor were much prized ; and their disuse after the Con- quest was greatly regretted by the Saxon people . These laws were , however , ordained by King Canute ; and were only confirmed by King Edward on his accession to ...
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... Edward the Confessor the whole kingdom . was under the sway of five eorls ; three of whom were God- win , and his sons Harold and Tostig.2 The language spoken and written was the Saxon , a branch of the Teutonic . Poetry and literature ...
... Edward the Confessor the whole kingdom . was under the sway of five eorls ; three of whom were God- win , and his sons Harold and Tostig.2 The language spoken and written was the Saxon , a branch of the Teutonic . Poetry and literature ...
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... Edward the Confessor , Harold , son of Godwin , supported by the influ- ence of that powerful earl , seized the throne as the succes- sor of Edward ; taking advantage of the weakness of the in- fant heir , Edgar Atheling . William ...
... Edward the Confessor , Harold , son of Godwin , supported by the influ- ence of that powerful earl , seized the throne as the succes- sor of Edward ; taking advantage of the weakness of the in- fant heir , Edgar Atheling . William ...
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... Edward the Confessor , Harold , Earl Godwin , Ghida , the mother of Harold , and Editha , the Confessor's Queen . The lands of other Saxon nobles he divided amongst his chief- tains , apparently according to their rank in Normandy ; or ...
... Edward the Confessor , Harold , Earl Godwin , Ghida , the mother of Harold , and Editha , the Confessor's Queen . The lands of other Saxon nobles he divided amongst his chief- tains , apparently according to their rank in Normandy ; or ...
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... Edward III . , except that of earl , which continued , as in the Saxon times , an official dignity connected with the coun- ties.2 They were called Pares , or Peers , as they were equal to one another , and all of them liegemen to their ...
... Edward III . , except that of earl , which continued , as in the Saxon times , an official dignity connected with the coun- ties.2 They were called Pares , or Peers , as they were equal to one another , and all of them liegemen to their ...
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