A Manual of the English Constitution: With a Review of Its Rise, Growth, and Present StateJohn Murray, 1859 - 588 Seiten |
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... kingdom . Cathedrals , mo- nasteries , and churches were raised and endowed , 2 and a parochial clergy gradually arose ; the Thanes being encou- raged to erect churches on their lands , and to endow them with tithes . But the Saxon ...
... kingdom . Cathedrals , mo- nasteries , and churches were raised and endowed , 2 and a parochial clergy gradually arose ; the Thanes being encou- raged to erect churches on their lands , and to endow them with tithes . But the Saxon ...
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... KINGDOM . [ CH . II . glish clergy separated themselves from the laity . The clerk and the layman were governed by the same laws , and sub- ject to the same judicial tribunals . The clergy , however , enjoyed unbounded reverence and ...
... KINGDOM . [ CH . II . glish clergy separated themselves from the laity . The clerk and the layman were governed by the same laws , and sub- ject to the same judicial tribunals . The clergy , however , enjoyed unbounded reverence and ...
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... 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 were cultivated , and ...
... 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 were cultivated , and ...
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... Kingdom.- Language . We now pass to the overthrow of the Saxon dynasty and institutions , through the conquest of England , by William , Duke of Normandy , in 1066. On the death of Edward the Confessor , Harold , son of Godwin ...
... Kingdom.- Language . We now pass to the overthrow of the Saxon dynasty and institutions , through the conquest of England , by William , Duke of Normandy , in 1066. On the death of Edward the Confessor , Harold , son of Godwin ...
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... kingdom had passed into his power . The people at first struggled to retain their freedom , and their Saxon institutions and laws , which they greatly cherished ; but , deprived of the leadership and sup- port of the ancient nobility ...
... kingdom had passed into his power . The people at first struggled to retain their freedom , and their Saxon institutions and laws , which they greatly cherished ; but , deprived of the leadership and sup- port of the ancient nobility ...
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