A Manual of the English Constitution: With a Review of Its Rise, Growth, and Present StateJohn Murray, 1859 - 588 Seiten |
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... whole community , where all had a voice . The general assembly was summoned at stated periods ; but their passion for liberty disdained compulsory attendance . They did not assemble for two or three days after the appointed time ...
... whole community , where all had a voice . The general assembly was summoned at stated periods ; but their passion for liberty disdained compulsory attendance . They did not assemble for two or three days after the appointed time ...
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... whole nation what the shire - mote , or court , was to the shire . After the union of the Hep- tarchy , King Alfred ordained that the Wittena - Gemote ( or Witan , as it was briefly called ) should " meet twice a year , or oftener if ...
... whole nation what the shire - mote , or court , was to the shire . After the union of the Hep- tarchy , King Alfred ordained that the Wittena - Gemote ( or Witan , as it was briefly called ) should " meet twice a year , or oftener if ...
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... 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 were cultivated , and ...
... 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 were cultivated , and ...
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... whole number of knights and men to be rendered to the king by the superior lord . Thus , as the king was lord to his tenants in capite , so they became lords , —in feudal language , mesne or middle lords , to the followers to whom they ...
... whole number of knights and men to be rendered to the king by the superior lord . Thus , as the king was lord to his tenants in capite , so they became lords , —in feudal language , mesne or middle lords , to the followers to whom they ...
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... whole kingdom " is made apparent , for it is referred to as convened . This charter is supposed to make a dis- tinction in the legislative acts of the sovereign , -between those which imposed charges on the people , and those which ...
... whole kingdom " is made apparent , for it is referred to as convened . This charter is supposed to make a dis- tinction in the legislative acts of the sovereign , -between those which imposed charges on the people , and those which ...
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