English Constitutional History from the Teutonic Conquest to the Present TimeStevens and Haynes, 1881 - 803 páginas |
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... regarded as the demesne land of the King , held of him by a feudal tenure.1 The unit of the territorial division was the tun , town- ship or vicus , occupied by a body of alodial owners as- sociated by the tie of local contiguity , and ...
... regarded as the demesne land of the King , held of him by a feudal tenure.1 The unit of the territorial division was the tun , town- ship or vicus , occupied by a body of alodial owners as- sociated by the tie of local contiguity , and ...
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... regarded , even in very early times , as a member of the political system . ' " 3 ་ In the Judicia civitatis Lundoniae , ' drawn up under King Ethelstan ( A.D. cir . 930 ) by the bishops and reeves belonging to London , and confirmed by ...
... regarded , even in very early times , as a member of the political system . ' " 3 ་ In the Judicia civitatis Lundoniae , ' drawn up under King Ethelstan ( A.D. cir . 930 ) by the bishops and reeves belonging to London , and confirmed by ...
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... regarded as syno- nymous with noble or gentle . Among this nobility by service the highest rank comprised the King's thegns , whilst in a lower class were the thegns of the ealdorman or bishop . connexion The dignity of thegn was ...
... regarded as syno- nymous with noble or gentle . Among this nobility by service the highest rank comprised the King's thegns , whilst in a lower class were the thegns of the ealdorman or bishop . connexion The dignity of thegn was ...
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... regarded as a foundation of nobility . The simple freeman who acquired five hides of land entered into the ranks of the thegnhood . For the position of ealdorman the possession of at least forty hides was neces- sary . This intimate ...
... regarded as a foundation of nobility . The simple freeman who acquired five hides of land entered into the ranks of the thegnhood . For the position of ealdorman the possession of at least forty hides was neces- sary . This intimate ...
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... regarded as the root of a noble plant , the free socage tenants , or English yeomanry , whose indepen- dence has stamped with peculiar features both our consti- tution and our national character.'1 Above the thegns in dignity were the ...
... regarded as the root of a noble plant , the free socage tenants , or English yeomanry , whose indepen- dence has stamped with peculiar features both our consti- tution and our national character.'1 Above the thegns in dignity were the ...
Términos y frases comunes
ancient appear appointed Archbishop assent authority barons bill bishops boroughs Chancellor Charles Charter Church clergy common law consent Const constitution court Crown Curia Regis declared Duke Earl ecclesiastical Edward Edward III election Elizabeth enacted England English established exercise favour feudal granted Hallam heirs Henry VI Henry VIII Hist House of Commons House of Lords impeachment imprisoned James John judges jurisdiction jury justice King King's kingdom knights land levy liament liberty Majesty ment ministers nation oath offence Parl Parlia Parliament parliamentary passed peers persons petition Petition of Right political Pope praemunire prerogative Prince prison privilege proceedings punishment Queen quod realm reform refused Regis reign Richard Richard II royal Select Chart session sheriff shire sovereign Star Chamber statute Stubbs subjects summoned Supra thegns throne tion tonnage and poundage trial Vict villeins voted William Witan writ
Pasajes populares
Página 711 - Pollock, Land Laws, p. 142. 4 Ibid., p. 150. of the sovereign have again become folkland. 1 The sovereign has again been invested with the right of acquiring and disposing of private property as any other individual. 2 While the landlord was becoming the land owner he was also getting power to dispose of his land. " It is not at all likely that before the Norman conquest custom had anywhere reached the point of letting the owner sell land without the consent of his family.