| 单词 | vassal |
| 例句 | “Very well,” he says impatiently, not sounding in the least like a vassal about to swear to his lady. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z An extraterrestrial visiting Earth 10,000 years ago might have been forgiven for predicting that Europe would end up as a set of vassal states of a sub-Saharan African empire. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Lord Bertulf rarely let his tenants and vassals finish their claims before announcing his judgment. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z In hegemonic empires, the internal affairs of conquered areas remain in the hands of their original rulers, who become vassals. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Small, but it would lead her to a larger stream, and that stream would flow into some little river, and all the rivers in this part of the world were vassals of the Skahazadhan. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z No trumpets announced the foe: vassals, servants, friends, brothers, sons, even wives, any of them might have knives concealed beneath their cloaks and murder hidden in their hearts. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Then, from all corners of Hrothgar’s sphere of influence and from towns beyond—the vassals’ vassals—an army began to form. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, in the by-now familiar hegemonic pattern, they tried to force the rulers of the vanquished state to become their vassals. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He plunged away into the deep sea swell, and she grew big with Pelias and Neleus, powerful vassals, in their time, of Zeus. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind them in long swift lines came all their vassals from the northern mountains, speeding on a gathering wind. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Mostly the former; it had been a costly war despite the valiant predictions of the Pentagon and its smug scientific vassal, the Rand Corporation—which had, in fact, existed not far from this spot. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Territorial empires are tightly controlled but costly to maintain; hegemonic empires are inexpensive to maintain, because the original local rulers incur the costs of administration, but the loose tie between master and vassal encourages rebellion. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “In the Merman’s Court, it is customary for vassals and petitioners to kneel.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The beaten, humiliated Kaan lost the support of its vassals and was reduced to penury. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Without this literal political capital, monarchs quickly became less powerful than their “overmighty vassals.” “Game of Thrones” politics: War makes for strange bedfellows, indeed 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z Lords need their vassals, of course, and the founders are portrayed as curiously avaricious in terms of their "human resources". I'm Feeling Lucky by Douglas Edwards ? review 2011-07-28T11:23:22Z Its lords were, according to the poet Frédéric Mistral, “warriors all, vassals never.” Back to Provence 2011-06-17T18:55:00Z I agree, we were not born to be vassals, and yet our small size and lack of resources has always wrested control of our own destinies from our hands. Edwidge Danticat: Dawn After the Tempests 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z Bill Nash portrays the Earl of Kent, Lear’s loyal vassal, who is also in disguise as he follows his master’s downfall, with a similarly stark gravity. The Shakespeare Globe’s Informal ‘King Lear’ at the Skirball 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z It’s “just up off Bluebird Lane,” as she tells the police chief, needlessly, for her family is locally powerful and the chief is among its vassals. Amy Adams Unravels in “Sharp Objects” 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z A superior civilization demanded deference and tribute from vassal neighbors and did not hesitate to use military force. America’s Collision Course With China 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z Feudal society's scheme of estates was bound by chains of oaths between lords and vassals, right up to the king. Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing by Melissa Mohr – review 2013-05-23T06:30:19Z The High Middle Ages, with its tradition of courtly love that reflected the bonds of reciprocity between vassal and lord, offered a much friendlier playing field for women—particularly those in the nobility. Obsessed with Anne Boleyn 2012-06-18T22:01:00Z But Cyrus instead showed Panthea the greatest respect and honor, such that she persuaded her husband to become one of the Persian’s most loyal vassals. Review | We may not be able to leave the house, but these transporting books whisk us to Central Asia 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z I suppose, pseudo-historically speaking, our waitresses, in Scandinavian folk dress, were meant to be the servants or the vassals’ daughters of the princesses, village girls from olden times. Magazine Preview: You Blow My Mind. Hey, Mickey! 2011-06-09T14:04:26Z The vassals are corporate functionaries, capturing the opera’s events on their smartphones. Music Review: A ‘Ring’ Fit for a Time of Austerity 2012-07-17T12:00:00Z The chorus of playboy vassals, in crumpled suits and bare feet as if woken from hangovers, their spears more like snooker cues, were well drilled and powerful, though just a dozen strong. Götterdämmerung; BBC Proms – review 2012-07-21T23:05:54Z When asked if Laos is at risk of becoming a vassal state, Mr Menon said "that ship has sailed". ‘I feel hopeless': Living in a country on the brink 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z “The Ethics Committee is a captive vassal state of Washington’s uniparty leadership,” he said in a statement to the Washington Examiner. Republican lawmaker says Matt Gaetz’s beef with Speaker McCarthy is personal, not ideological 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z “To hold otherwise would be to render state governments vassals of the federal courts, forever beholden to unchangeable consent agreements entered into by long-gone public officials,” Kobach said. Kansas shouldn’t keep changing trans people’s birth certificates due to new state law, judge rules 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z Shaipov said Muscovy inherited its political culture not from Europe, but from the Mongol Empire of which it had long been a vassal. How Russian colonialism took the Western anti-imperialist Left for a ride 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z It’s that loss, Gutierrez said, that we should remember on the Fourth of July, especially since this country has for too long treated Mexican Americans as little better than vassals. Column: At a South Pasadena adobe, a different way to remember the Fourth of July 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z Belarus has increasingly become a repressive vassal state of Russia, treated as a pariah by the West and dependent on Moscow for support. Putin Casts Mutiny as Proof of Solidity, as Belarus Opens Doors to Rebels 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z At a recent conference in Slovakia, President Emmanuel Macron of France called Belarus a “vassal state,” but said Europe bore some of the blame. Belarus Is Fast Becoming a ‘Vassal State’ of Russia 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z In Russia, China has been welcomed as an alternative to the West as an economic partner, even amid fears among some that Moscow could become a vassal. Behind a Birthday Message, the Delicate Duet of Putin and Xi 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z Europeans should continue to develop their own strategic autonomy and become a “third pole” in the world order, and not risk becoming “vassals” in a U.S.-China confrontation. Europeans Now See Russia as an Adversary, but Not China 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z The system was never as neat and tidy as it sounds on paper; many vas-sals were lords of their own vassals, with the king simply being the highest lord. The Birth of Europe 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z A lord accepted pledges of loyalty, called a pledge of fealty, from other free men called his vassals; in return for their support in war he offered them protection and land-grants called fiefs. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z By the 1430s, Mali had lost control not only of Timbuktu but also of vassal kingdoms such as Mema to the north, and critical trading towns such as Djenné had also regained their independence. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Conquered vassal chiefdoms and kingdoms occupied the periphery of the kingdom. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z We've all seen what happened to Fox, Trump's vassal network, when they dared to report that the election was not stolen by the Democrats and their frantic attempts to contain the damage. CNN should have learned from Fox News 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z In an interview with journalists from Politico and Les Echos, a French financial newspaper, Mr. Macron warned against Europe becoming “America’s vassal.” French twist: Emmanuel Macron cozies up to Chinese Communist Party 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z Each vassal had the right to extract wealth from his land, meaning the peasants who lived there, so that he could afford horses, armor, and weapons. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z By 1582, the year he was assassinated by one of his vassals, Oda had unified the central portion of the main Japanese island of Honshu, including the area surrounding Kyoto, the seat of the emperor. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Some of these vassal states operated fairly independently of the central administration and paid only a small amount of tribute; other states were controlled to some extent by the capital. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z French President Emmanuel Macron might have been too blunt about his worries about Europe becoming a “vassal” of the United States, but his views are in fact widely shared in Europe and beyond. Opinion | Biden’s course correction on China is smart and important 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z “Being a friend doesn’t mean that you have to be a vassal,” Macron said Wednesday, repeating a remark from his trip that alarmed some European partners. EU leaders beat a path to Xi’s door seeking China’s help 2023-04-16T04:00:00Z The system was never as neat and tidy as it sounds on paper; many vassals were lords of their own vassals, with the king simply being the highest lord. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z The purpose of these voyages was to demonstrate the wealth and power of China by distributing gifts to foreign rulers, thus prompting them to pledge themselves as vassals and offer tribute to the Ming emperor. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z At the Battle of Kosovo in 1389, the Ottomans defeated the Serbian army and made Serbia, the last major Orthodox Christian state, a vassal of the empire. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z He has since defended his comments, saying that being a US ally does not mean becoming its "vassal". The dove or the dog: China makes peace while baring teeth 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z He also said that being a US ally did not mean being a "vassal". Macron Taiwan: French president stands by comments on diplomacy 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z Pledges of loyalty between lords and vassals served as the only assurance of stability, and those pledges were violated countless times throughout the period. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z The victorious Lê dynasty then pledged loyalty to China as a vassal state. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z When Timur’s forces attacked at Ankara, therefore, many of Bayezid’s Turkish vassals abandoned the field and left Bayezid to his fate, happy to be free of Ottoman control. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z You see in real time the rise of gangs, at first mostly a collection of neighborhood toughs instead of vassals of the Mexican Mafia. 'Always Running' is more than cholo lit — it's a manual for L.A.'s salvation 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z "Being an ally does not mean being a vassal... doesn't mean that we don't have the right to think for ourselves," Mr Macron said at a press conference in the Netherlands during his two-day visit. Macron Taiwan: French president stands by comments on diplomacy 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z When Charlemagne conquered them a year later, he declared himself king of the Lombards, rather than forcing a new Lombard ruler to become a vassal and pay tribute. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z To prevent the dangerous effect of outside ideas and potential challenges to his rule, Hongwu decided that Chinese contact with foreign lands would consist primarily of visits by vassals from tributary states. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z With the vassals and a core of six thousand elite professional soldiers, he marched to the Bosporus. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z He also said that Europe was at risk of becoming a “vassal” and that the continent should reduce its dependence on the “extraterritoriality of the U.S. dollar” — all Beijing talking points. Macron’s Taiwan comments anger allies, delight Beijing 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z "It is true that the United States and its vassals are doing everything possible to achieve Russia's international isolation," Lavrov told the website. Washington trying to wreck Russia-Africa summit -Russia's Lavrov 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z Thus, by 1200, most Italian cities were politically independent of lords and came to dominate their respective hinterlands, serving as lords to “vassal” towns and villages for miles around. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the strongest of these demands was that the Ashikaga shoguns prevent Japanese pirates from preying on China and its vassal state of Korea, which the Japanese rulers were unable to do. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z What methods did Near Eastern kingdoms, city-states, and empires use to gather intelligence about their neighbors, rivals, and vassals? World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The English-language edition of the Global Times, a Communist Party-controlled news outlet known for its strident nationalism, said Macron’s comments on not becoming “vassals” showed “long-term observation and reflection.” Macron’s Taiwan comments anger allies, delight Beijing 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z If vassals failed to meet the high taxes demanded of them, kachellas were dispatched to plunder and loot villages and enslave anyone old enough to work in payment. Review | The epic life of Nicholas Said, from Africa to Russia to the Civil War 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z Lukashenko, whose country is heavily reliant on Moscow for economic and security aid and is viewed by some as a vassal state of Russia, answered: “As if I could not agree.” At awkward meeting, Putin and Lukashenko avoid the war, stress economic ties 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z Qianlong demanded that Macartney, as the representative of an inferior monarch, demonstrate his respect by kneeling and knocking his head on the ground, the traditional way in which vassals greeted the emperor. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z In 1453, he summoned his Muslim and Christian vassals from Anatolia, Thrace, and the Balkans. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z She said the Europeans faced "the unenviable fate of an American vassal, losing their positions in world politics and economics, falling into increasing dependence on Washington with every step". Russia says EU is becoming a vassal of NATO 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z "Germany does not pursue a friendly policy towards Poland, they want to build their sphere of influence here and treat Poland as a vassal state." Poland says Germany refused talks on World War Two reparations 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z This would effectively cement what one Western ambassador called the Central African Republic’s status as a “vassal state” of the Kremlin. Putin Wants Fealty, and He’s Found It in Africa 2022-12-24T05:00:00Z Macartney refused to do so, and Qianlong announced that he was willing to accept the British monarch as a vassal but did not consider him an equal. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z This gave the church a direct and recurring relationship with the people that few lords had with the vassals on whom they relied for defense and order. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z In the speech, peppered with anti-Semitic conspiracies, he said Germany had been a vassal state government since World War Two and needed to regain its sovereignty through a peace deal. Heinrich XIII: the prince suspected of plotting to be German kaiser in coup 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z “It will pose a more serious, realistic and inevitable threat to the U.S. and its vassal forces.” Seoul: North Korea fires ballistic missile toward sea 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Ukraine has portrayed its fight against becoming another Russian vassal as one for universal freedom, and the cause has resonated in the United States and Europe. Putin Wants Fealty, and He’s Found It in Africa 2022-12-24T05:00:00Z Ruling as King Taejo, he declared himself a vassal of the far more powerful Ming dynasty and established friendly relations with China. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The kings and their vassals did not see it that way. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Mr. Kim views his nuclear arsenal as essential to ensuring his regime’s security and keeping an upper hand over South Korea, which he ridicules as a modern vassal state that takes its cues from Washington. North Korea Sees New Opportunities in ‘Neo-Cold War’ 2022-11-13T05:00:00Z He's counting on a majority of the Supreme Court — three members of which he considers his vassals — to delay any accountability in court for his actions. Joe Biden asks questions worthy of Thomas Paine: Who the hell are we, and what century is this? 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z “They have divided the world into their vassals — the so-called civilized countries — and everyone else.” With Bluster and Threats, Putin Casts the West as the Enemy 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z Korea’s Joseon dynasty, a vassal of China, also tried to structure its society on a Confucian model. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z With its vassal states including parts of the modern-day Maldives and Sri Lanka in the south, Chola dominated trade in the nearby portion of the Indian Ocean from about 970 to 1300. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Since Italy joined the program in 2018, it has sparked billions in new investments but also sparked fears it would take Italy closer to becoming a kind of Chinese economic vassal state. Far-right Meloni on path to power in landmark Italian vote 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z “We have never recognized the U.N.S.C. unlawful ‘sanctions resolution’ against the D.P.R.K., which was cooked up by the U.S. and its vassal states,” the official said. North Korea Denies U.S. Claims of Arms Sales to Russia 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z Security Council sanctions against the country “cooked up by the U.S. and its vassal forces.” North Korea denies sending arms to Russia amid Ukraine war 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z This territory took in much of the former kingdom of Ghana and its nominally independent peripheral vassal states, including Mema and Wagadu. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z For their part, fighters became vassals of the lord, sworn to perform service in exchange for the land. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z “Western weaponry is not playing a decisive role in the battlefield, regardless of what the Ukrainians and their vassals are saying,” Mr. Nebenzya said. The U.S. and Russia clash at the U.N. over military aid. 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z “Let me say immediately, however, that Western weaponry is not playing a decisive role on the battlefield regardless of what the Ukrainians and their vassals are saying.” Russia and US clash over Western weapons for Ukraine 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z "Western weaponry is not playing a decisive role on the battlefield, regardless of what the Ukrainians and their vassals are saying." Moscow seeking Iran, North Korea arms? Show us proof, says Russia 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z When the growing power of Siam’s Ayutthaya Kingdom threatened Malacca, Ming envoys let the Siamese know that Malacca was a vassal state of China and thus not to be interfered with. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z As in the Two Sicilies, this resulted from a restructuring of local government so that royal bureaucrats replaced vassals and church officials, and the monarchy had sufficient income to pay for their loyalty. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z DeSantis and his political vassals are not finished with us, either. Perspective | DeSantis aims to scare academics. Unfortunately, it’s working. 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z “China has no friends; they have vassal states.” As Congress Debated Landmark China Bill, Beijing Surged Ahead 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z It said “the reckless military moves of the U.S. and its vassal forces” could lead to dangerous consequences like a nuclear war simultaneously taking place in both Europe and Asia-Pacific. North Korea slams US-South Korea-Japan military cooperation 2022-07-02T04:00:00Z The daimyos established schools where the sons of their vassals studied Chinese characters, learned the Confucian classics, and were instructed in military skills. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z These new lands were managed by salaried royal appointees, not vassals who could pass their holdings to heirs. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z In turn, Belarus's long-time leader has given his backing to Russia's invasion and critics have said he is little more than a vassal and accomplice to Mr Putin. Ukraine war has dragged on, admits Putin ally Lukashenko 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z Russian President Vladimir Putin could present this outcome as a grand victory, liberating Russian speakers, gaining crucial cities and ports, and turning Ukraine into a nonviable vassal state. Opinion | Putin’s Plan A in Ukraine has failed. We can’t let his Plan B succeed. 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z “It would mean that France would become a vassal to Putin’s Russia.” France’s Le Pen warns against sending weapons to Ukraine 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z Initially, the raids caught Malian vassal territories off guard, but they soon recovered and effectively resisted further European encroachment. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z By the early fourteenth century, much of France was under direct royal control, greatly enhancing the resources French kings could call upon in conflicts with their vassals and the church. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z “There’s certainly no lost love between the two, certainly a great number of suspicions between the two, certainly a Chinese desire to basically make Russia a vassal state through the economic interrelationships.” China poised to exploit Russia in exchange for economic help in war 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z In feudal society, a king parceled out lands to his leading noblemen, or vassals, and they subdivided it among vassals of their own in a descending series of ranks that followed the allotment of land. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z He was raised in a part of the country that became the German Democratic Republic – known as "East Germany" – a vassal state dominated by the Soviet Union. Jack Barsky: What a Russian spy's job might look like now, from one of the KGB's 'best-trained' double agents 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z They were guarded by professional standing armies, not noble vassals at the head of their own private armies. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z To placate the papacy, Hohenstaufen ruler Frederick II agreed to lead a new crusade, but personal misfortune and lack of enthusiasm among Europe’s vassals hindered his ability to get underway. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Kim said earlier this week that North Korea needs reconnaissance satellites to monitor “the aggression troops of the U.S. imperialism and its vassal forces.” Kim seeks to expand launch pad amid worry about ICBM firing 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z In theory, every vassal owed loyalty, obedience, and service to his lord and protection to his own dependents in a long chain of mutual obligations. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Its state media on Thursday cited leader Kim Jong Un as saying his country needs reconnaissance satellites to monitor “the aggression troops of the U.S. imperialism and its vassal forces.” Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea’s president-elect, wants tougher stance on North Korea 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z Following Nzinga’s ascension to the throne, however, Portugal began to renege on the terms of the treaty and to insist that the nobles of Ndongo become vassals of the king of Portugal. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Bayezid I had been steadily conquering weaker rulers in Anatolia and forcing them to become his vassals. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z "We don’t want to be a vassal for someone," Wang said. Ukrainian restaurant in Hong Kong says many clients want to help 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z In practice, leading noblemen maintained private armies of vassals and waged nearly endless warfare with other nobles or even the king. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Excommunication also freed all the king’s vassals from their duties to him. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The monarchs, in turn, saw the towns as a source of wealth that could free them from dependence on their vassals. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Unwilling to submit to his domination, however, Turkish tribes and Ottoman vassals who Bayezid I believed owed allegiance to him turned to Timur, considering him their means of achieving independence from Ottoman rule. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z That crime was part of a much larger pattern, in which Donald Trump and his regime consistently acted as vassals for Vladimir Putin's regime and Russia's strategic interests. Lt. Col. Alex Vindman: How Trump's coup attempt encouraged Putin's Ukraine invasion 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z Macron told Alexander Lukashenko that fraternity between the people of Belarus and Ukraine should lead Belarus to “refuse to be a vassal and an accomplice to Russia in the war against Ukraine,” the statement said. Live: Live updates: Police detain anti-war protesters in Russia 2022-02-27T05:00:00Z For the first time, a French king had become more powerful than any of his vassals. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The primary relationship in the feudal chain was that between a lord and his vassals, lesser lords who pledged their loyalty to the ranking lord—who was, in some places, a monarch. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z These men, Bayezid’s unwilling vassals, had no wish to risk their lives for their Ottoman overlords. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Twice since the turn of this century, the Ukrainian people have had the temerity to rise up and oust leadership that wanted post-Soviet Ukraine to be a permanent vassal of Putin’s Russia. Opinion | Putin’s attack on Ukraine is about more than his own delusions of grandeur 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z "Putin," said a senior British military source on Tuesday, "is not about to attack Nato. He just wants to turn Ukraine into a vassal state like Belarus." Russia-Ukraine crisis: How likely is it to escalate into broader war? 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z Charles the Simple, the lord, and Rollo, the vassal, showed how this two-sided bargain worked. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The lord ruled and the vassals served him, watching over the lands in their section of the manor. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z The risk of trusting in the Turkish nobility had become clear at the Battle of Ankara when Bayezid I’s Turkish vassals fled, abandoning him to the Mongols. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Muscovy did not emerge from being a vassal state until the late 15th century. Analysis: Putin’s take on history may lay groundwork for war 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z Putin’s attempt to make Ukraine a vassal has turned it into an enemy. Perspective | Invading Ukraine backfired on Putin once. Why is he threatening to do it again? 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z Next came the most powerful vassals—wealthy landowners such as nobles and bishops. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He provided protection for his vassals and administered a rough form of justice. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z This posed a serious risk to the imperial economy, so Malian rulers allowed gold areas to remain quasi-independent vassal states. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z But Kim did inspect a munitions factory where workers pledged loyalty to their leader, who “smashes with his bold pluck the challenges of U.S. imperialists and their vassal forces,” state media said. N. Korea confirms missile tests as Kim visits munitions site 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z “The U.S. and its vassal forces are getting evermore undisguised in their moves against China aimed at preventing the successful opening of the Olympics,” the North Korean letter said. North Korea tells China it cannot appear at the Beijing Olympics, blames U.S. and COVID-19 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z As the lord’s vassal, a knight’s main obligation was to serve in battle. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In return, the vassals supported the lord’s decisions and served under his military command when necessary. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z In other cases, crushing rebellious vassals was a way of taking back needed land. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z “The U.S. and its vassal forces are getting more undisguised in their moves against China aimed at preventing the successful opening of the Olympics,” the letter said. Banned from the Olympics by IOC, NKorea puts blame elsewhere 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z "The U.S. and its vassal forces are getting evermore undisguised in their moves against China aimed at preventing the successful opening of the Olympics," the North Korean letter said. N.Korea says U.S. actions over Beijing Games are 'insult' to Olympic spirit 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z In 1636, even before they came to power in China, the Manchus conquered nearby Korea and made it a vassal state. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Often, a vassal was himself a lord to other, less powerful vassals, and a lord was sometimes a vassal under an even more powerful lord. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z The Constitutions of Melfi increased the power of the monarch by replacing vassals and church officials with royal bureaucrats as local administrators and judges. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z “I want us to play a leading role in the world, not as vassals of the United States … and not as subordinates of China and not playing second fiddle in Europe,” she said. French conservative candidate vows to end Macron’s centrism 2021-12-11T05:00:00Z In a treatise in July, Putin accused Ukraine of becoming a vassal state manipulated and controlled by the West to undermine Moscow. Putin keeps Washington guessing as U.S. huddles with allies to prevent Ukraine invasion 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z The person receiving a fief was called a vassal. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The serfs gave a share of what they grew to their vassals in return for protection in times of war. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Membership was expanded to representatives elected by the vassals of the king’s vassals, and starting in 1265, selected towns could send representatives to speak for the interests of merchants. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z “We won’t allow ourselves to be dominated, turned into vassals, conquered, colonized,” Mr. Zemmour said in a video announcing his candidacy. Migration Talking Points Surge in France, but Not Migration 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z Dmitry Medvedev, former Russian president and now the deputy head of Russia’s security council, called Ukraine a “vassal state” that is “under direct foreign control” in an Oct. Russian troop movements near Ukraine border prompt concern in U.S., Europe 2021-10-30T04:00:00Z Because Henry held lands in France, he was a vassal to the French king. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Some lords accepted money from their vassals in place of military service. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Not only did these kingdoms fight each other and their Islamic rivals, but the same conflicts occurred between vassals and king and between monarch and church that existed in other Christian kingdoms. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z French Europe Minister Clement Beaune said Britain, the third player in the “AUSUK ” deal, was a “junior partner” and a vassal of the U.S. UK says relations with France strong despite sub deal anger 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z Resentment seethed among vassal communities fed up with their overlords’ demands for tribute, including victims for human sacrifice. 500 years later, Mexico recalls but doesn't celebrate Spanish conquest 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z In recognition of China’s power, vassal states from Korea to Southeast Asia paid their Ming overlords regular tribute, which is a payment by one country to another to acknowledge its submission. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “They don’t want to be viewed as a vassal state.” Newt Gingrich says U.S. support for Taiwan hinges on maintaining status quo 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z The church and vassals joined together to provide the king with revenue they deemed sufficient to keep the kingdom safe and orderly. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z China has responded angrily to shows of unity by Washington's allies, with its diplomats dubbing Japan a "vassal" and Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a "running dog" of the United States. Analysis: Beijing huddles with friends, seeks to fracture U.S.-led 'clique' | Reuters “But we are not little children. We are partners, not vassals or subordinates.” Beam me up? Bavarian governor eyes top job after Merkel 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z Most Americans—and indeed most concerned citizens in Europe, Japan, and elsewhere—would find the prospect of becoming a Chinese vassal state repulsive. How Chinese infrastructure is reshaping the planet 2021-02-13T05:00:00Z But, he continued, “Cooperating is choosing to work together for shared values and objectives. The day that cooperation becomes dependence, you have become somebody’s vassal and you disappear.” Macron Tells Biden That Cooperation With U.S. Cannot Be Dependence 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z Further resources had to be agreed upon by a council of vassals, clergy, and merchant representatives called the Cortes. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Perhaps this is the dream, two-thirds of the Premier League reduced to vassal status, minnows to be cuffed aside by the elite as a matter of course, no matter how badly they are managed. PSG v Manchester United seems a portent of a dystopian super league future | Jonathan Wilson 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z “We are not a vassal state of any foreign power and we will pursue our national interest,” he added. Philippines won’t support US blacklisting of Chinese firms 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z Many of them believed their country was becoming a vassal of Iran and its local gun-toting thugs. Inside the Iraqi Kleptocracy 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z Until then, perhaps we should change the name of our vassal state, at least unofficially, to be more in line with our circumstances. Opinion | D.C. is a 68-square-mile monument to Columbus. Here’s what we could rename it. 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z As in England, the church and vassals were able to avoid being bypassed by kings and to assert checks on royal finances and power. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Two years later, the Communists, under the leadership of Mikhail Vasilyevich Frunze, were at the doors of these vassal kingdoms, driving their khans and emirs into exile. In Uzbekistan, Coming to Terms With the Country’s Dazzling History 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z In feudal France, vassals pledged loyalty to their lords with a smooch on the lips. Europe bids adieu to cheek kiss in coronavirus era 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z Loach and Laverty insist we notice these 21st century vassals, through a combination of flinty charm and often wrenching drama. Review: Ken Loach delivers a searing critique of U.K. gig economy in ‘Sorry We Missed You’ 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z As a practical matter, does that mean that the president of the United States is Vladimir Putin’s vassal? America's first mercenary president: Donald Trump is blinded by greed and self-interest 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z If you were the king of a vassal state in the Persian Empire, would you have considered rebellion? World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z A little younger than Balboa and a little older than de Soto was Hernán Cortés, who made vassals of the Aztecs. Tabula Rasa: Volume One 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z Johnson first signalled his break from Theresa May at the end of 2017 by warning that the UK must not become a “vassal state” of Europe. Boris Johnson prepares for Biarritz balancing act with Donald Trump 2019-08-24T04:00:00Z On present trends, Britain risks becoming a mere satrap of this militarised empire, a vassal state of Trump’s America where Independence day is celebrated with tanks and bellicose bombast. This Death Star presidency is no ally for modern Britain 2019-07-13T04:00:00Z In such a world, Britain risks becoming the vassal of a capricious unilateralist state. Kim Darroch has resigned. Now Britain risks becoming a vassal of the US | Martin Kettle 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z Once settled there, Zhou nobility became vassals of the Shang kings, equipped to defend them and campaign against their hated rivals the Qiang, a proto-Tibetan tribe. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Men of Sense in all Ages abhor those customs which treat us only as the vassals of your Sex. Fourth of July's ugly truth exposed: The Declaration of Independence is sexist, racist, prejudiced 2019-07-04T04:00:00Z “It is an Ecuadorean province that is the patrimony of humanity. That your vassal’s soul reaches this extreme describes very well the government you represent.” Ecuador defends decision to let the U.S. use the Galapagos Islands for anti-drug flights 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z Cocooned in wealth, he gazes out at the world like a feudal lord who understands his vassals better than they understand themselves. Review: In ‘Ink’ on Broadway, an insurgent Rupert Murdoch sets out to conquer Fleet Street 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z The deal would turn Britain into a “vassal state”, declared Boris Johnson, a man who had penned a column backing remain days before, endorsing leave; it was “about as bad as it could possibly be”. This defeat is the end of the Brexit PM. Bring on the general election | Owen Jones 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z In doing so, Goguryeo managed to make the third of the Three Kingdoms, Silla, a vassal by the early fifth century. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Johnson, May’s former foreign secretary, suggested to colleagues that he will now support May’s Brexit deal, this after months of condemning it as a treaty that would make Britain “a vassal” to Brussels. Theresa May suggests she will resign if her Brexit deal passes, while Parliament fails to pass anything of its own 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z The opponents — led by former foreign minister Boris Johnson and former Brexit secretary David Davis — say May’s accord condemns Britain to be a “vassal” of Europe, taking laws but not writing them. Ahead of Brexit vote, Theresa May makes a final plea 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z But it also includes our pitiful Congress, partisanship and electoral cowardice has made the branch of government intended to be the first among equals into a vassal. Yes, Trump can declare an emergency 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z And he will probably want to secure another US-North Korea summit even more now to offset the visit to China and show he is an independent actor with options, not a Chinese vassal. 'Getting serious': Kim Jong-un's Beijing detour brings a second Trump summit closer 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z Following internal dissension within the Xiongnu confederation in the middle of the first century BCE, the Southern Xiongnu became vassals of the Han dynasty and assisted them in their fight against the Northern Xiongnu. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Brexiteers believe this could trap Britain in Europe’s economic orbit indefinitely, obliging it to accept European rules without any say in their making, rendering the country a “vassal state.” Brexit Is Coming Down to a Game of Brinkmanship 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z “Considering the U.S.’s unreasonable demands, the trade war is an act that aims to crush China’s economic sovereignty and tries to force China to become an American economic vassal state.” China’s hottest new read: ‘On Protracted War’ by Mao — with a Trump-era twist 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z KIEV—For 27 years of Ukraine’s independence, its only internationally recognized Orthodox Church was controlled by Russia, a pillar of the Kremlin’s continued influence in its former vassal. New Ukrainian Church Marks a Victory for President, Setback for Moscow 2018-12-16T05:00:00Z Those projects, he said, were turning some African countries into economic vassals of China. Bolton Outlines a Strategy for Africa That’s Really About Countering China 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z Thus the Southern Xiongnu, with their homeland threatened by natural disasters and resource scarcity, became vassals of the Han fighting against the Northern Xiongnu. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z He also went to neighboring Bahrain, an island nation that functions as a vassal state to Saudi Arabia. Saudi crown prince visits Tunisia amid Khashoggi protests 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z Brexit campaigners say the deal leaves Britain as little more than a vassal state, unable to break free of Brussels. Britain's May faces Brexit moment of truth in parliament 2018-11-25T05:00:00Z This infuriates the hard-line Brexit crowd, who say it would leave Britain as a “vassal state.” Brexit for the Non-Brit: What Is It, and Why Can’t They Get It Done? 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z Boris Johnson, who resigned as foreign secretary, said he believed the deal was “vassal state stuff”. Brexit: May tells her cabinet, this is the deal – now back me 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z The Neo-Assyrian Empire was effectively a military state, and it was demonstrably efficient at expanding its territory and keeping its vassals in line. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z “It is vassal state stuff,” Johnson said, adding that he would vote against such an unacceptable accord. Brexit divorce deal text agreed by EU and UK as opponents cry foul 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z You might even say that, mentally at least, Britain already is a vassal state, only not of the European Union but of the US. Trump isn’t going anywhere. It’s time for ‘Europe First’ | Martin Kettle 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z That is deeply unpopular with the hard-liners, who say it would leave Britain in the position of a “vassal state,” and with those desperate to end the uncertainty associated with Brexit. Theresa May is defiant on Brexit as critics accuse her of losing control 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z Many Ukrainians chafed at that arrangement, resenting its implication that Ukraine was a vassal state of Russia. Birth of a new Ukrainian church brings fears of violence 2018-10-21T04:00:00Z According to Herodotus, Persia was made a vassal of Media in the seventh century BCE but freed itself in the sixth century BCE under the leadership of Cyrus II, also called Cyrus the Great. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z “No say on the budget or new laws, the epitome of the vassal state.” Despite 'big gaps', Britain and EU talk up Brexit prospects 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z Donald Trump has surrendered American leadership around the world and appears to be a vassal of Vladimir Putin and Russia; the Republican Party, its leaders, media and voters are complicit in this coup. Max Boot on the end of conservatism: “The Republican Party needs to be burned down” 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z Mr Johnson said proposals put forward by the Institute for Economic Affairs on Monday showed there was an alternative to ending up as a vassal state with "colony status" through the Chequers route. May to face cabinet as Brexit pressure grows 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z Hard-line Brexiteers such as Johnson argue that it is better to leave the union with no deal than be vassals to Brussels. Theresa May just warned of a ‘no-deal Brexit.’ Here are some of the doomsday scenarios. 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z The Shang used bronze spears, bows, and later horse-drawn chariots to make raids against neighboring cultures, distributing the prizes to vassals and making enemies into allies for a share of the plunder. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The same man appears 20 years later as a vassal of the Kaanul dynasty and the ruler of the larger, nearby city of Peru-Waka. Experts: Mayan altar hints at ancient intrigue 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z “It means we are a vassal state,” he said in the column. May's Brexit plans like wrapping 'suicide vest' around UK, says... 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z The former Breitbart media boss said China regarded the US – and its allies such as Australia – as tributary states, essentially vassal states that exist to serve and entrench the dominant power. Steve Bannon: Australia is on ‘frontlines’ of economic war with China 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z He told the BBC it was not all he hoped for, but said he was a "realist" and dismissed claims it would leave the UK as a "vassal state". Brexit plan 'best chance of proper exit' 2018-07-08T04:00:00Z Later legal codes such as the Kiyomihara Codes in 689 organized monasteries, created a judiciary, and managed relations between the king’s advisors and vassals. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z In some eyes, they said, China intended "to reduce Australia to the status of a 'tribute state' or 'vassal'". Is racism worsening Australia's China row? 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z "Do we want to be vassals deferring with a curtsy and a bow to decisions made by the US?" he asked. Europe strives to keep Iran deal alive 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z “Do we Europeans want to be vassals standing at attention to obey the decisions of the United States?” European Officials Look to Blunt Impact of Renewed U.S. Sanctions on Iran 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z President Donald Trump over the Iran nuclear deal and not act as “vassals,” as the region scrambles to save the 2015 accord and billions of dollars in trade. Europe isn’t US ‘vassal,’ wants to uphold Iran nuclear deal 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z Leading his armies himself, he was able to neutralize the threats, launch a major raid across the Euphrates River, and take numerous Canaanite princes hostage so as to deter any uprisings from his vassals. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z France’s finance minister says European countries should push back harder against the Trump administration over the Iran nuclear deal and not act as “vassals” to the U.S. The Latest: Merkel says US withdrawal hurts ‘global order’ 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z Today, SK is closer to China than at any time since it was a vassal state of the Emperor. China Moves to Steady Ties With North Korea Before Trump-Kim Meeting 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z The party’s deputy leader, Nicolas Bay, called Mr. Macron “a vassal” of the United States. With Eye on Issues at Home, May and Macron Back Trump on Syria Strikes 2018-04-14T04:00:00Z “Do we want to be vassals who obey decisions taken by the United States while clinging to the hem of their trousers?” Europe isn’t US ‘vassal,’ wants to uphold Iran nuclear deal 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z In Japan, the daimyo elite and their samurai vassals retained their privileged position in society until the nineteenth century, hundreds of years after the Japanese adopted guns. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z He was asked about warnings by prominent Tory backbencher Jacob Rees-Mogg that Britain would be a "vassal state" during the transition period. UK hopes to 'roll over' 40 EU trade deals 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z This is the kicker towards the end, which is giving rise to accusations from Brexiteers that the UK will become a "vassal state" during transition. Reality Check: EU lays out its transition position 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z Mr Rees-Mogg said the UK would be a "vassal state" of the EU - subject to its rules without any say over how they are made. Brexit transition not a deferral - Davis 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z For decades, Saudi Arabia, which is 186 times as large, treated Qatar as a virtual vassal state. Tiny, Wealthy Qatar Goes Its Own Way, and Pays for It 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z On the other hand, many supporters of Brexit say the transition will leave the UK as a "vassal state" - following rules without any say in making them. The key Brexit dates in 2018 2017-12-30T05:00:00Z Vietnam is hard-wired to resist and resent the notion that it is in any way a vassal of the overweening empire to its north. The Communist Parties of China and Vietnam do not get on 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z “That is not leaving the European Union, that is being a vassal state of the European Union, and I would be very surprised if that were government policy.” Brexit: UK will retain EU rules during transition, says Hammond 2017-12-16T05:00:00Z Mr Davis said that would be the case if that arrangement continued "in perpetuity" but he insisted that would not happen, telling the Commons Brexit committee: "No vassal state, us". Brexit transition not a deferral - Davis 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z The media firms that supply Google and Facebook’s users with content are mere “vassals”, including digital news sites, says one executive. Digital news outlets are in for a reckoning 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z Koreans have long had a sense that, though China is often to be admired, it has over the centuries treated Korea as a vassal state or a prize to be coveted. South Korea is making up with China, but a sour taste remains 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z He did not give up East Germany, a vassal state to Moscow, to join a united Germany that’s a vassal state to the European Union and Washington. Opinion | A German Who Explains Trump 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z The Japanese god of confectioners is in fact Tajimamori, a first-century vassal who, according to legend, was sent in search of a mystical fruit to revive the ailing emperor. Sweets as Poignant as Poetry 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z Mr. Putin was aggrieved at Ukraine’s decision to sign a pact with the European Union, but Ukraine is not a vassal of Russia, and Mr. Putin’s claims to a sphere of influence are untenable. Opinion | We’re on the road to a new Cold War 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z If America imports that steel, it becomes a vassal to the producing countries. Making our own steel is key to American freedom 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z “I think the future that they see for Qatar, if not regime change, is that it needs to be stripped of its foreign policy and independent political resources. It needs to be a vassal.” Qataris ponder 'the situation' as blockade against emirate bites 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z "Trying to spy on your allies, if you really consider them allies and not vassals, is just indecent," said Putin. Putin says Snowden was wrong to leak secrets, but is no traitor 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z At the time, Panama was a vassal of the United States, with Americans in control of the Panama Canal and the strip of land that straddled it, the U.S. Manuel Noriega, a Thug of a Different Era 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z Now, you see the daily train wreck; you see a White House in turmoil and a president drawing an ever-tighter circle of family and corporate vassals around himself. Perspective | If you work for Trump, it’s time to quit 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z The avocado farmers are like landed vassals: the backbone of the local economy. The avocado police: how Tancitaro, Mexico took the law into its own hands 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z “It’s highly possible that China will try to solve the problems surrounding the Korean Peninsula based on a hegemonic stance that likens the Koreas to Chinese vassal states,” said the Munhwa Ilbo newspaper on Thursday. AP Explains: How a single Trump sentence enraged South Korea 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z “Our toughest counteraction against the US and its vassal forces will be taken in such a merciless manner as not to allow the aggressors to survive,” it added. North Korea parades military might and warns US as nuclear test fears persist 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z The Chinese government has always viewed North Korea as a “vassal country,” he said in an interview with Phoenix Television on Thursday, shortly before the North Korean editorial was published. China and North Korea Reveal Sudden, and Deep, Cracks in Their Friendship 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z Bush had made some progress with him on bilateral issues such as nuclear-arms proliferation, but by 2007 Putin had grown deeply disenchanted and came to feel that the West was treating Russia as a “vassal.” Trump, Putin, and the New Cold War 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z “It’s evident that Mr. Trump wants vassals, not neighbors,” said Sergio Aguayo, a political analyst and professor at the College of Mexico. In fight with Trump, Mexico has plenty of ways to punch back 2017-01-28T05:00:00Z “But now it is becoming a vassal state, meaning it is becoming the junior partner of the United States.” Theresa May's Trump meeting 'could sour Brexit negotiations' 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z Mr. Fillon is not keen on social changes like same-sex marriage and chafes at being the “vassal” of America, as he put it in his speech here. A Candidate Rises on Vows to Control Islam and Immigration. This Time in France. 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z There followed a “big bang” decentralisation that turned Indonesia’s many geographic, cultural and ethnic fiefdoms from vassals of the central government in Jakarta into quasi-autonomous democracies. 'Biggest invisible thing on earth?' – It's called Indonesia, and it's waking up 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z “You know, the Philippines is not a vassal state,” he replied. When a Populist Demagogue Takes Power 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z The American habit of talking down to Russia over human rights also persisted, confirming Putin’s impression that “America does not need allies, it needs vassals,” as he put it in 2011. What Vladimir Putin Is Expecting From Donald Trump 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z Then there’s Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, who let Trump steal his party and then became one of Trump’s vassals. Rudy Giuliani is 2016’s Mr. Deplorable 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z FOR hundreds of years Korea was China’s vassal state. A shrimp among whales 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z We leave it to the media companies to worry about the empire’s tribute for this bounty: most of the advertising dollars that once went to support journalism, leaving the papers vassal to their feudal protectors. Facebook and Google: most powerful and secretive empires we've ever known 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z Mr. Lee, widely regarded as the No. 2 in Lotte, was one of the professional executives commonly known in South Korea as vassals, for their loyalty to the families that control the business empires. Lotte Executive Found Dead Amid South Korean Corruption Inquiry 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z Russian President Vladimir Putin turns vassals into multibillionaires by wielding the tools of corruption. Hillary Clinton will be fine. Donald Trump? Never 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z The Philippines is not a “vassal state” or a “lap dog,” he said. Duterte Throws a Grenade in Washington’s China Strategy 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z “The Philippines is not a vassal state—we have long since ceased to be a colony of the United States,” said Mr. Duterte, rejecting criticism of his efforts to curb crime. Obama Nixes Meeting After Rodrigo Duterte Lobs an Insult 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z The evicted Batwa were never compensated with land by the government and most now live as squatters or vassals to local landowners. The dark side of Uganda's gorilla tourism industry - BBC News 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z The trip to Hong Kong last week of a former president of the Philippines, Fidel Ramos, to meet senior Chinese officials and try to improve roiled relations, had the air of a vassal’s visit. Full steam 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z He admonished the West for treating Russia as a “vassal” rather than as a powerful global actor. Trump and Putin: A Love Story 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z He stressed that his team, Dallas Showtyme, is the vassal of no sneaker company, although he allowed that he has an “affiliation” with Under Armour. The Tragedy of a Hall of Fame Coach and His Star Recruit 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z Although he was an Assyrian vassal, he successfully maintained the independent standing of the Judean Kingdom and its capital Jerusalem, which he enhanced economically, religiously, and diplomatically. Impression of biblical king's seal found in Jerusalem - BBC News 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z The members of the LSU and other key state boards and commissions now operate as vassals in the governor’s fiefdom. David Vitter, dead man walking: Louisiana’s most feared Republican is now its most loathed — and he’s going to lose 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z Chinese and European leaders once sent vassals to pay homage to their powerful forebears. Esmail Kiram II, leader of sultanate in the Philippines, dies at 76 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z Like so many of the weaker nations in the global capitalist system dominated by the United States, Argentina is a vassal state. The pope as Argentine patriot 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z Under the Czars, the Don Cossacks ruled as Russian vassals over the Wild Field, an area encompassing parts of southern Russia and eastern Ukraine. Cossacks Face Reprisals as Rebel Groups Clash in Eastern Ukraine 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z A fragment of a carved stone monument discovered at the Maya site of El Achiotal depicts the face of an ajaw, or vassal lord. Maya Shrine Reveals Arrival of ‘New World Order’ 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z If Dr. Schaeuble gets his way he will in effect create a German hegemon with vassal states. Dr. Schaeuble's Master Plan 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Having made Scandinavia a vassal state, Rome has a navy of Norse longships. What If Ancient Romans Had Invaded America? 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z “Now Iraq is a vassal state for Iran” and Iran is “twice as strong” as it was before the war. George W. Bush Speaks on Iran, Sounds Just Like Most GOP 2016 Candidates 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z “The United States doesn’t need allies; it needs vassals,” Putin said. Putin: Russia’s economy can rebound stronger from Western sanctions 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z The researchers are particularly struck by the fact that, based on the offerings found in the shrine, the stela fragments depicting a vassal lord of Tikal were venerated until around 600 or 650 A.D. Maya Shrine Reveals Arrival of ‘New World Order’ 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z Ecbert’s vassals are even more concerned, and their concerns over heathens farming English lands only deepen when Lagertha holds a ritual ceremony to break ground on the new farmland. 'Vikings' Season 3, Episode 3 Review: Warrior's Fate 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z Let us resolutely frustrate the anti-DPRK "human rights" schemes by the US and its vassal forces! Decoding North Korea's fish and mushroom slogans 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z But when it is done by a nascent empire in order to expand its influence, it is called creating a vassal state. Syriza's Victory: Restoring The Dignity Of Greece 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z “They decided they were the winners, they were an empire, while all the others were their vassals, and they needed to put the squeeze on them.” Vladimir Putin’s Christmas Show 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z Your liege is vassal to the Starks and lord of the prized Ironwood forests. 'Game Of Thrones: Iron From Ice' Episode 1 Review: A Game Of Choices 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z “It’s like we’re going back to the feudal societies of the 12th century, where the vassals are indentured to their corporate lords. We’re still in America, right?” $15-an-hour job comes with noncompete clause, threat of legal action 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z Cohen’s world seems to be one event like this after another: endless soirees for the cross-fertilization of influence between elites and their vassals, under the pious rubric of “civil society.” Assange: Google Is Not What It Seems A more “European” Ukraine is clearly preferable to a Russia-dominated vassal, but we shouldn’t pretend that the West’s fate is somehow tied to Ukraine’s because it simply is not. Whatever Happens To Ukraine The West Won't 'Collapse' 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z The Clausewitzian rule is true whether a war is noble—going to war to defeat Hitler—or ignoble—sending tanks into eastern Ukraine to set up a vassal state. The Death of Steven Sotloff 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z The idea was to lessen Russia’s influence over its former vassals while helping Afghanistan to trade more and improve its infrastructure. Mi CASA no es tu CASA 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z Firtash is also close to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who considers Ukrainian presidents to be his rightful vassals. Looking for the winners from Ukraine’s election The fraternity of one-party communist systems is seen as insufficient insurance against vassal state status. Op-Ed Columnist: China’s Monroe Doctrine 2014-05-08T10:22:22Z Although results might differ at other academic institutions, these findings should allay concerns that corporate sponsorship turns leading universities into corporate vassals. Technology transfer: Industry-funded academic inventions boost innovation 2014-03-19T18:20:46.662Z Russia is angry at the loss of a longtime vassal and concerned about an overthrow so close to its borders. As Ukrainian President Flailed, Allies Jumped Ship 2014-02-24T03:15:34Z At the time the pipeline project was launched, Myanmar was still ruled by a military junta and acted as a de facto vassal state to China. China’s Oil Pipeline Through Myanmar Brings Both Energy and Resentment 2014-02-04T19:39:04Z Some Russians have called on the government to impose visa requirements for people arriving from Moscow's former vassal states. Moscow police tighten security to prevent riots during Eid 2013-10-15T10:39:58Z Not that I expect her opponents to be much better in their treatment of their vassals, but at least they might not torture us with austerity quite so overtly. More or less Merkel? 2013-09-12T11:02:13Z For all the talk of rebuilding a neo-Soviet space, the Kremlin elites are not obsessed with taking over former vassals such as Kyrgyzstan or Uzbekistan. Russia’s Cynical Play 2013-09-09T08:45:00Z Relations with Washington have sunk since then to the lowest point in a generation, with Putin famously declaring during his re-election bid last year that the U.S. “does not need allies; it needs vassals.” Putin Abandons NSA Leaker--and His Own U.S. Antagonism 2013-07-02T16:05:25Z The periphery was expected to pay tribute to the Chinese court, in the way of vassal states. A Dangerous Rift Between China and Japan 2013-05-11T00:27:34Z But her beat-the-odds bravado has lit a flame for those who adore her the most: families she has helped liberate from lives as vassals. Insight: Once a landlord's serf, a Pakistani woman enters election fray 2013-04-14T03:44:02Z Some Laotians, unhappy with the unmistakable Chinese presence, complain that their country is becoming little more than a province of China or, more slyly, a vassal state. China Builds a Railroad, and Laos Bears the Cost 2013-01-01T17:24:32Z Don't you think... that you turn into the vassals of the regime ready to accomplish any mission no matter how criminal? IHT Rendezvous: Russia's Political Weekend: 'We Will All Answer for This.' 2012-09-16T14:32:04Z His foreign policy centers these days on a refusal to be a U.S. vassal state, or even a cooperative partner. Putin Abandons NSA Leaker--and His Own U.S. Antagonism 2013-07-02T16:05:25Z A great economic power, with huge economic interests in China, Japan was still a vassal state of the U.S. in matters of security. A Dangerous Rift Between China and Japan 2013-05-11T00:27:34Z But some analysts warn that by turning to Russia, Cyprus, threatens to become a vassal of the Kremlin. Cyprus Counts on Its Close Ties to Russia 2012-06-18T20:02:53Z The chief of the Russian Army was recently in Helsinki, the capital of the former Russian vassal state of Finland, where he spoke his military mind before an audience of bemused Finns. A Sex Offender on the Jubilee Barge 2012-06-11T05:00:00Z The top of Cairn Thierna was the place chosen; and the lord's vassals were assembled, and employed in collecting materials for the purpose. Fairy Legends and Traditions of The South of Ireland 2012-05-22T15:16:54.237Z The main body consisted of a still larger force, under the Dukes of Bar and Alen�on, with six counts, each a great vassal of the crown of France. Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX 2012-04-25T02:01:07.457Z Things, in short, are back to square one: Pax Americana containing China, with Japan as Washington's loyal vassal. A Dangerous Rift Between China and Japan 2013-05-11T00:27:34Z “If Citibank were offering a loan, no one would accuse us of being a vassal of the United States.” Cyprus Counts on Its Close Ties to Russia 2012-06-18T20:02:53Z Even the barbarian courts, their neighbours or vassals, were swayed by the dominant fashion to imitation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z Their vassals used to lick them as frequently as they licked their vassals. Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland 2012-04-23T02:00:32.180Z One of your own vassals, noble sir," replied the English gentleman, "full of honour and zeal for your service, who will some day make an excellent soldier. Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX 2012-04-25T02:01:07.457Z Henceforth the U.S. would take care of Japanese security, in effect turning Japan into a vassal state again, this time of the U.S. A Dangerous Rift Between China and Japan 2013-05-11T00:27:34Z For eighteen months Lord Lytton had attempted, by alternate threats and cajolery, to prevail upon the Ameer Shere Ali to make a surrender of his independence, and become a vassal of the Indian Empire. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z The extent of the change of the proprietorship is well illustrated by a list of the lands and rents confiscated for heresy to the profit of Philippe de Montfort from his vassals. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z Such oaths, extorted by fear, were but an empty form, and the homage which de Montfort received from his new vassals was equally hollow. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z I am his vassal, and will do my duty according to my oath, whenever he shall call upon me. Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX 2012-04-25T02:01:07.457Z Even Japan, more independent than other vassals, went along with this to some extent. A Dangerous Rift Between China and Japan 2013-05-11T00:27:34Z Albania was established as a vassal state of Austria and Serbia was pressed back from the sea. My Mission to London 1912-1914 2012-04-17T02:00:14.497Z The most powerful vassal of the houses of Toulouse and Aragon was the Count of Foix, whose extensive territories on both sides of the Pyrenees rendered him almost independent in his mountain fastnesses. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z He swore to persecute heresy with his whole strength, including heretics and believers, their protectors and receivers, and not sparing his nearest kindred, friends, and vassals. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z Celestine, who had many causes of complaint against the emperor and his vassals, refused. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z The only Japanese who fiercely opposed it were right-wing nationalists, who felt humiliated by Japan's renewed vassal status. A Dangerous Rift Between China and Japan 2013-05-11T00:27:34Z So he mustered his vassals with all imaginable speed, and prepared to set out for the domains of his foe on a foray of unusual ferocity and magnitude. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z In the territories of the great vassals the right to the confiscations for heresy became recognized as an important portion of the droits seigneurioux. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z Raymond, however, in his despair, sought the emperor, whose vassal he was for his territories beyond the Rhone, obtaining no help, and incurring the ill-will of Philip, which was of much greater moment. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z Furthermore, the possible wealth which China might have gained from continued relations with her lost vassal states was diverted to the Western powers and Japan. The Political Doctrines of Sun Yat-sen: An Exposition of the San Min Chu I 2012-04-04T02:00:55.303Z In some places, for example, they received the right of restoring exiles; in others, that of holding a market, or certain exemptions were granted to those who became their vassals. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z We appoint this undertaking to you, and also to your vassals for the remission of your sins, and as a means of arriving at the celestial Jerusalem.” The Power Of The Popes 2012-03-27T02:00:20.043Z He brought with him from Catalonia troops of proscribed knights and gentlemen, and was greeted enthusiastically by the vassals and subjects of his house. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z It is a fitting title for the heir to the throne, since this province is the cradle of Spanish nationality, and never was vassal to Roman or Moor. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z The lords of the soil were petty nobles, for the most part soldiers, or the sons of soldiers, proud and ostentatious, thriftless and poor; and the people were their vassals. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z The ceremony was of a preliminary nature, securing that the fief would not be alienated; but the vassal had to take the oath of fealty, and to be formally invested, when he reached his majority. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z And what opprobrium in “him whom the universe should obey, to cease to “be his own master, and obey his vassal!” The Power Of The Popes 2012-03-27T02:00:20.043Z The Counts of Barcelona had been Carlovingian vassals, and even owned a shadowy allegiance to the first Capetians. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z A vassal or voluntary follower of Frankish princes in their enterprises. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z A feudatory or vassal; hence, one who holds a benefice and uses its proceeds. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z In relation to their lords they occupied essentially the position of vassals, with the legislative, financial, and judicial privileges which by the twelfth century all great vassals had come to have. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z This is the first authenticated act which elevated the pope into a temporal sovereign, an independent monarch: till this period he had been but a vassal of the empire. The Power Of The Popes 2012-03-27T02:00:20.043Z When St. Louis undertook his disastrous crusade to Damietta he was unwilling to leave behind him so dangerous a vassal as Raymond. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z The feeble monarch dared not offend his overgrown vassal. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z Originally, a knight who led his vassals into the field under his own banner; Ð commonly used as a title of rank. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z The governmental element was the rights of jurisdiction over his fief usually given by a lord to his vassal, especially if the fief were an important one. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z But let such a one, in the midst of his flagrant injustice, remember, how easy a matter it is, notwithstanding his superior distance, for the meanest vassal to be revenged of him. ?sop's Fables, Embellished with One Hundred and Eleven Emblematical Devices. 2012-03-19T02:00:22.807Z I am a subject of the King of Naples and a vassal of the Holy Father. The Dramas of Victor Hugo: Mary Tudor, Marion de Lorme, Esmeralda 2012-03-15T02:00:28.817Z The real question at issue between the people and monopolies fostered and protected by government is, whether the people shall rule, or remain the servants and vassals of the monopolists. Monopolies and the People 2012-03-12T03:00:23.687Z The vassal rose up a man—the man stood forth an elector. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z In time it became common, too, for lords to grant benefices out of their own lands to landless vassals. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z What a difference exists in Scotland between the chieftains and the humbler individuals of their clans!—between the naïres of India and their vassals! Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z It is a better thing to lift a vassal Than to degrade a peer. The Dramas of Victor Hugo: Mary Tudor, Marion de Lorme, Esmeralda 2012-03-15T02:00:28.817Z “And that the girls ought to have us with them all the time as trusty knights and vassals,” added Paul. The Motor Girls in the Mountains or, The Gypsy Girl's Secret 2012-03-07T03:00:15.897Z Sovereigns, become their vassals, executed with fear and trembling the decrees Heaven pronounced against the enemies of the holy see which had created itself the arbiter of faith. Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels 2012-03-06T03:00:27.910Z The feudal relation was essentially one of contract involving reciprocal relations between lord and vassal. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z For neither do those vassals merit less than this, nor is their commerce of different character from the other commerce that belongs to this crown. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 30 of 55 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century, Volume XXX, 1640 2012-03-06T03:00:26.127Z The ample roof sloped backward to the ground And vassal lean-tos gathered thickly round, Patched on, as sire or son had felt the need. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z Every new Sultan builds himself a new house and lets his predecessors' palaces fall into decay; and as with the Sultan so with his vassals and officials. In Morocco 2012-03-05T03:00:11.463Z At the end of this period, as the title had been held by many vassals of Turkey, its retention was considered inconsistent with the growth of Rumanian independence. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z Bishop Fulbert points out also that the lord is himself bound by feudal law not to do things detrimental to the safety, honor, or prosperity of his vassal. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z While the fathers were hesitating, the adelantado of Castilla offered them a munificent support if they would remain and give their attention to the spiritual good of his vassals. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 30 of 55 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century, Volume XXX, 1640 2012-03-06T03:00:26.127Z Later Bethman-Hollweg made reference to the necessity of guarantees against Belgium becoming again a vassal of France and England. The Future Belongs to the People 2012-03-03T03:00:19.037Z David's name stood high among the warriors of Israel, and protection against the Philistines was certain to be found with their vassal. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z The General pardoned and received him as a vassal of his Majesty, and as such he was registered by the notary, Hernando Riguel. An Historical View of the Philippine Islands, Vol I (of 2) Exhibiting their discovery, population, language, government, manners, customs, productions and commerce. 2012-03-01T03:00:24.137Z The obligations of vassals to lords outlined in the preceding selection were mainly of a moral character—such as naturally grew out of the general idea of loyalty and fidelity to a benefactor. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z Their citizens hope that your decision will be what is expedient and necessary for those vassals, always so loyal, but always harassed by enemies, and even by friends. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 30 of 55 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century, Volume XXX, 1640 2012-03-06T03:00:26.127Z Many of the counts of northern France did homage to him as their overlord, and Richard I., duke of Normandy, was both his vassal and his brother-in-law. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z He repaired with costly presents to Ninus and undertook to be his vassal. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z Military aid was commonly all the rent which was required of a vassal. The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z The most hospitable, however, of all nations, they esteem strangers worthy of equal honor with themselves; they also intermarry with their vassals. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z In 934, he attacked the viking chiefs in South Jutland and reduced their state to the position of a vassal realm. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z They have become Charlemagne's friends and vassals; they are Christians. Pine Needles 2012-02-20T03:00:19.367Z Come as the winds come, when Forests are rended; Come as the waves come, when Navies are stranded; Faster come, faster come, Faster and faster, Chief, vassal, page, and groom, Tenant and master. The Land of Song, Book II For lower grammar grades 2012-02-16T03:00:03.167Z The grim chateau was her own now; the fields were her own fields; the peasants her own vassals. The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z Count Stephen to Adele, his sweetest and most amiable wife, to his dear children, and to all his vassals of all ranks,—his greeting and blessing. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z The King of Denmark had finally discovered that his foster-son was anything but an obedient vassal, and doubtless rejoiced in an opportunity to interfere in Norwegian affairs. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z For about this hour the duke was wont to sit there and allow everybody, even the lowest of his vassals, to have free access and speech of him. Pine Needles 2012-02-20T03:00:19.367Z His rebellious vassal went unpunished, and the strong fortress of Jerusalem was saved from the Assyrian. The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos 2012-02-14T03:00:25.940Z The sentence, if somewhat harsh, must stand, he said, for 'twas a grievous crime in a vassal to hold up to obloquy his feudal lord. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z How could the great duke endure that a woman of the low rank of vassal should become queen and Objections to Charles of Lorraine rule over him? A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z There is no good evidence that Canute understood his position to be that of a vassal king; he had without doubt complete sovereignty in his own domains. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z Moreover, he can sell the house and give a title-deed to the purchaser, with the sole restriction that the new possessor must become a vassal of the Agha. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z Manasseh of Judah became his vassal, and the way lay open to the Nile. The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos 2012-02-14T03:00:25.940Z He would pretend to have known nothing of these taxes, and, as an example, would bring to condign punishment the bailiffs and tax-gatherers who had so harshly oppressed his vassals. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Fiefs were granted to vassals by contracts which bound both grantor and grantee to certain specific obligations. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z For a time he ruled Northumbria as vassal of the English King. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z And the demand for roses seems to have been so great in old days that bushels of them frequently served as the payment of vassals to their lords, both in France and England. Garden-Craft Old and New 2012-02-12T03:00:11.083Z But doomed and devoted by vassal and lord, Macgregor has still both his heart and his sword; Then courage, courage, courage, Gregalich! The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z Since then the aspect of affairs was altered; for after a few days passed in the Golden House among his vassals, their master had again mysteriously gone into retirement. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z When a vassal died, leaving an heir who was under age, the lord was charged with the care of the fief until the heir reached his or her majority. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z The vassal relationship is asserted in the sagas. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z All the archbishops, bishops, counts, and barons, seized as much as they could, and became immediate vassals of the empire. Secret Societies of the Middle Ages 2012-02-09T03:00:11.637Z The assemblage of knights and vassals around her stood in breathless attention, to learn from her lips the name of the happy Prince with whom she had resolved to share her heart and throne. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z The vassals of the Hojo fought, discharging arrows and javelins, occasionally making a feeble show of a sortie: but all knew that the end was imminent, that suspense would soon be over. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z The personal element, in brief, was the relation between lord and vassal under which the former gave protection in return for the latter's fidelity. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z Denmark's neighbours in the North were friendly: Sweyn's vassal and son-in-law controlled the larger part of Norway; his stepson, Olaf, ruled in Sweden. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z This latest "inheritor of old renown," seating himself in the midst of his thronging vassals, graciously proceeded, much like a University Extension lecturer, to read aloud, with simple 382 explanations, the news of the day. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z The Princes communicated the Imperial order to the Counts, the Counts summoned out their vassals, the Knights and Nobles; the Knights equipped their Squires and Horsemen; all mounted, and collected, each under his proper banner. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z As a pageant the affair was a distinct success, for, hemmed round by the swart square, his vassals were learning a lesson of fear that should stem their insolence in future. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z The territorial element was the benefice, or fief, granted to the vassal by the lord to be used on certain conditions by the former while the title to it remained with the latter. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z And at no time did the kingdoms that he added later consider themselves as standing in a vassal relation to the English state. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z There now remain to be treated of Chedorlaomer and Tidal, the remaining two of the four allies who fought in that memorable conflict by the Dead Sea to bring into subjection their revolted vassals. The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia 2012-02-02T03:04:35.567Z Landgraf Ludwig, a trusty feudatory of the Emperor, had issued general orders for his vassals to collect, and attend him to the camp. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z “Sometimes I get the impression the U.S. doesn’t need allies, it needs vassals,” Putin said Jan. 25 in the Siberian city of Tomsk. Putin Battles to Dodge Kremlin Runoff as Stability Loses Appeal 2012-02-01T20:22:03Z The personal relation between lord and vassal was established by the double ceremony of homage and fealty. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z By right of his possessions at Dordwyck, Cuyp was a vassal of the county of Holland, and privileged to sit in the high court of the province. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z The relations of Egypt with Assyria were similar to those with Babylonia, except that the Assyrian king, as has been shown, was, in some respects, a vassal. The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia 2012-02-02T03:04:35.567Z Every warrior who had distinguished himself by his valor could kneel before the king to be dubbed a knight, and rise up the equal, the superior even, of powerful vassals. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z “Sometimes I get the impression the U.S. doesn’t need allies, it needs vassals.” Putin Ratchets Up Anti-U.S Rhetoric as Kremlin Race Intensifies 2012-01-25T23:33:11Z They were appointed by the Emperor, at first from his lower order of vassals, but after a time from the leading bishops, abbots, and nobles of the empire. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z C. The prohibition of emigration, which, in the case of serfs, vassals and state-villeins, it seems natural enough, was very usual in periods of absolute monarchical power. Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II 2012-01-25T03:00:34.150Z In all probability, Hezekiah did not know at the time that Padî was an Assyrian vassal, otherwise he would not have incurred the risk of an invasion of his country by the dreaded Assyrians. The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia 2012-02-02T03:04:35.567Z The kings protected the communities, favored their enfranchisement, and employed them usefully against insubordinate vassals. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z The feudal lord’s claims upon his vassals were numerous. Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers 2012-01-17T03:00:20.443Z Accordingly, Thiebault must be content with only such allegiance of his new vassal as will not involve a breach of the contracts which Jocelyn has already entered into with his other lords. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z The armies were divided by a river, and across this Taxfin sent an insulting message to Alfonso, bidding him either abjure the Christian faith or acknowledge himself his vassal. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z Who would be a vassal, and not obey the words of the king my lord, the son of the Sun?’ The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia 2012-02-02T03:04:35.567Z Subjects and vassals of the Church were bidden to help the republic, and Julius openly quarrelled with the Duke of Ferrara, who wished to remain faithful to the League of Cambray. The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria 2012-01-10T03:00:13.777Z The feudal lord could sell his vassals as he did his animals, and they were often bartered away with fields and houses. Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers 2012-01-17T03:00:20.443Z Greater vassals often appeared with hundreds of followers. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z To him came Martin Antolinez, one of his former vassals, who brought food and wine for all his train and strove to comfort him. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z Amenophis III. and his son, Amenophis IV., had often to oppose the Hittite king, who either attacked Northern Syria, or stirred up strife among the Egyptian vassals in Canaan. The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia 2012-02-02T03:04:35.567Z The prince signs his letters to the King of France, "Your humble servant and vassal," ... and though he signs himself to others "Principe," he likes to be called king....' The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria 2012-01-10T03:00:13.777Z Sun, storm, rain, dew, to him their tribute bring, Which he with such benignant royalty Accepts, as overpayeth what is lent; All nature seems his vassal proud to be, And cunning only for his ornament. Poems of James Russell Lowell With biographical sketch by Nathan Haskell Dole 2012-01-09T03:00:25.087Z By the thirteenth century it had become customary for the king to accept extra money payments instead of military service from his vassals. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z Sore were their hearts and salt their eyen as Roderick rode by; “There goes a worthy vassal who has known bad mastery.” Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z The Egyptian kings would surely have warned their vassals in Palestine against the danger of such action on their part. The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia 2012-02-02T03:04:35.567Z In your high church, 'mid the still mountain air, Where horn, and hound, and vassals never come. The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria 2012-01-10T03:00:13.777Z We stride the river daily at its spring, Nor, in our childish thoughtlessness, foresee What myriad vassal streams shall tribute bring, How like an equal it shall greet the sea. Poems of James Russell Lowell With biographical sketch by Nathan Haskell Dole 2012-01-09T03:00:25.087Z Here is a Frankish formula of commendation dating from the seventh century—practically a blank application in which the names of the prospective lord and vassal could be inserted as required. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z Korea, once a vassal state, is practically governed by Japan, while Tonking and Annam have become French colonies. Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod 2012-01-08T03:00:16.523Z Hophra, who still reigned, was defeated and deposed, the general Amasis being raised to the throne in his place to rule the land as a vassal of the Babylonian king. The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia 2012-02-02T03:04:35.567Z Sooner with half a loaf contented be, And water from a broken crock, like me, Than lord it over one poor fellow-man, Or to another bow the vassal knee. The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam 2012-01-08T03:00:15.553Z Ye tyrants, rage no more; And let the joyful trump of peace Now bid the vassal soar. The Freedmen's Book 2012-01-05T03:00:39.763Z A man could be a vassal without having a benefice, but rarely, at least after the eighth century, could he have a benefice without entering into the obligations of vassalage. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z With the Tsi-Tsien dynasty she became the openly acknowledged vassal of China. Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod 2012-01-08T03:00:16.523Z This was to all appearance against his vassal Amasis, who, like Zedekiah, had revolted against the power which had raised him to the throne. The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia 2012-02-02T03:04:35.567Z "Forsooth," replied fair Kriemhild, "they must have used me ill.133 IX "How could my noble brethren their power have so applied, As to make me, their sister, a lowly vassal's bride? The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z These had submitted under special treaties to the Dutch Government, whose vassals they now are. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z In the act of fealty, the vassal placed his hand upon sacred relics, or upon the Bible, and swore eternal faithfulness to his seigneur. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z The chief had a lien upon the labours of his vassals, provided that he paid them in food, and so it came about that the chief was the author of most of the reclamation. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z An old tenure in England, before these times, binds the vassal to find straw even for the king's bed. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z X "Give o'er will I never," the queen replied again; "Shall I renounce the service of all the knightly train That hold of him, our vassal, and are our vassals too?" The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z By the 21st, the inquisitors were commanded to extend their jurisdiction over the vassals of nobles; if they refused to permit it, they were to be censured. The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. 2011-12-22T03:00:10.443Z The so-called "act of investiture" generally followed, the seigneur handing over to the vassal a bit of turf, a stick, or some other object symbolizing the transfer of the usufruct of the property in question. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z These are sometimes found to be tenanted by vassals who tend the chief's pigs or gather his cocoanuts, and this is in a sense thokovaki tenure. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z In their time Alcuin, an abbot who had ten thousand vassals, writes to the emperor at Rome that he preferred living in his smoky house to visiting the palaces of Italy. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z I wonder, too, since Siegfried thy vassal is by right, Since both of us thou rulest with so much power and might, Why to thee his service so long he has denied. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z Each new congratulation as it came was a vassal hand put out to touch the sceptre she chose to extend. The Happy Warrior 2011-12-18T03:00:18.863Z So far as they went, they were binding upon lords and vassals alike. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z These were women taken in war, or good-looking girls from the vassal villages who had enjoyed the short-lived honour of concubinage. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z It was the same in the feudal times in England, when the lord tyrannized over his vassals, and no property was safe but in the hands of the strongest. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z The noble king entreats you his sorrow to deplore; His vassals all are mourning; my lady is no more, Helca the fair and virtuous, who shar'd his royal bed. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z Under the sway of the Cap faction, Sweden, already the vassal, could not fail to become the prey of Russia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z Of greatest value to kings and feudal magnates, greater even than money itself, was a goodly following of soldiers; hence the almost universal requirement of military service by lords from their vassals. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z These were only subject to Rewa in so far that they were pledged to order their vassals to perform work for the supreme chiefs. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z That is the constituency Putin targeted on Thursday when he said, "America does not need allies, it needs vassals." The Russian Winter: Putin Goes Prophylactic with the Protests 2011-12-15T10:50:00Z A thousand knights and better to guard his march he took; Thither, too, his consort fair Gotelind had come, And in bright array around her his vassals all and some. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z When, however, Zobel was chosen to succeed Conrad the harmonious relations between lord and vassal were quickly disturbed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z The tendency of the personal element of vassalage and the territorial element of the benefice, or fief, to merge was very strong, and by the tenth century nearly every vassal was also a fief-holder. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z "Sometimes it seems to me that America does not need allies, it needs vassals," Putin said during a annual televised call-in show. Putin says U.S. wants "vassals" not allies 2011-12-15T12:23:35Z Sprung from the royal house of the Persians, grandson of Achæmenes, he grew up at Pasargadae, and rendered service as a vassal to his sovereign. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z XII All the great king's vassals much love unto her bore, And to do her service were ready evermore. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z With all these rulers the Spaniards exchanged presents, and the rajas are said by the Spaniards to have sworn perpetual amnesty to the Spaniards and acknowledged themselves vassals of the king. A History of the Philippines 2011-12-12T03:00:36.870Z It is affirmed that there were six things that no loyal vassal could do, and these are enumerated and explained. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z There is a Moorish gentleman as governor of this place, who is a vassal of the King of Decani, and collects his revenues, and accounts to him for them. A Description of the Coasts of East Africa and Malabar in the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century 2011-12-11T03:00:10.483Z This was Miltiades of Chersonesus, one of the newest vassals of Persia, who had not been raised to the throne by Darius, but only confirmed in his hereditary principality. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z Welcome, ye lords! right welcome, you and your vassals too. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z The genius of Napoleon reduced to the position of vassal states Italy, Switzerland, Holland, Belgium, Germany, and Austria. A History of the Philippines 2011-12-12T03:00:36.870Z These letters, addressed to parents, wives, children, vassals, or friends, are valuable alike for the facts which they contain and for the revelation they give of the spirit 292 and motives of the crusaders. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z Against the advice of his vassals and of Zal he leads his army against Mazanderan, a land inhabited by demons, which take the king captive with his whole army. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z We hear of no resistance, and Miltiades passed into the series of Persian vassal princes. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z Beneath his arm, submission the brother kings have learn'd; Proud Dane and haughty Saxon alike defeat have earn'd; Dead lie their loving vassals wide o'er the bloody green. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z The Filipino rajas declared themselves vassals of the Spanish king, and in the months of May and June the Spaniards established themselves in the present site of the city. A History of the Philippines 2011-12-12T03:00:36.870Z Our vassals shall receive investiture from us and shall take the vassal's oath of fidelity. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z Being weaker than the Median king, he ranged himself under his leadership and power, agreed to follow him in war, and accepted the position of his general and vassal. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z If a Patrician married a client or vassal, their children were not allowed to take Patrician rank; because these clients or vassals had not connubium, or right of marriage with their Patrons. Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects 2011-12-02T03:00:21.090Z Ay! but thou must renounce it, for never will he grace Thee with his vassal service: he fills a higher place Than e'en my brother Gunther, noble though be his strain. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z The earl agreed to hold these lands as their vassal. Norway 2011-11-29T03:00:15.103Z In the earlier Middle Ages, the number of peers was generally twelve, including the most powerful lay vassals of the king and certain influential prelates. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z The rulers of this line were men of ability, who controlled their barons and spiritual vassals with a firm hand and established good order throughout their province. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z It was largely swollen by the vassals of the church. Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects 2011-12-02T03:00:21.090Z Why, where were then thy senses? sure 'twas a crafty train, To take a lowly lover, to ease a vassal's pain! The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z Soon shall he fling the charging field Back on his puissant pasteboard shield, And soon shall haughty Maeve bend down A vassal to his tinsel crown. Etain the Beloved and Other Poems 2011-11-27T03:00:13.943Z Not infrequently the king himself was thus a vassal of one or more of his own vassals. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z The principal point to which they adhered was, that her husband was a vassal by oath, and a servant of the King, with which assertion they parried every objection. Memoirs of Leonora Christina Daughter of Christian IV. of Denmark; Written During Her Imprisonment in the Blue Tower at Copenhagen 1663-1685 2011-11-26T03:00:13.823Z There is, however, a confusion into which we may fall by not sufficiently discriminating the rights of a king as chief lord of his vassals, and as sovereign of his subjects. Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects 2011-12-02T03:00:21.090Z Brunhild had been asserting that Siegfried was Gunther's vassal, or, in feudal language, his man. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z There he sought a shop and dwelling, and paying his service, made himself vassal and burgess of the King. Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends 2011-11-24T03:00:40.487Z He asked the same of me, but I refused to take any oath, because I was not his vassal.... A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z When a man loves as he loved, compassion waits the ready vassal of tenderness. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z There its import was only too well-known, but at the same time it was impossible for France alone among the nations to acknowledge herself the vassal of the Trust. The World Masters 2011-11-18T03:00:31.543Z There are no higher state forms among the coast tribes, as in civilized lands; no union among tribes; no feudal power nor vassals; no monarchy, nothing absolute; no taxation, no monopoly. Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z So the Abbot made ready a rich present, for the abbey and monastery were his vassals, although this Emperor was but a Saracen. Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends 2011-11-24T03:00:40.487Z During my years as a lobbyist, I saw scores of congressional staff members become the willing vassals of K Street firms before soon decamping for K Street employment themselves. ‘Willing Vassals’ in Congress Do Lobbyist Bidding: Jack Abramoff 2011-11-18T00:31:27Z Everybody felt this promptly, and Claire herself soon recognized, by an intuition which always stood vassal to her singularly quick perceptions, that everybody had felt it. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z Will your Majesty permit me to kneel and pay my homage to you as an obedient vassal?” Psyche 2011-11-15T03:00:18.293Z We keep our vassals safe and sound, but rebels We soon force to their knees; And if we reach a well, we drink pure water, Others the muddy lees. A Literary History of the Arabs 2011-11-13T03:00:15.660Z The King who held Brittany in that day made mortal war upon his neighbours, and commanded his vassals to take arms in his quarrel. Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends 2011-11-24T03:00:40.487Z Every ancient common right has come to be a right of the crown or a right held of the crown by a vassal. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z My vassals—I mean you all—I have decided we will not stay here over night. Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-11-12T03:00:36.860Z The Argentine creoles were doing nothing more than asserting their constitutional rights as vassals of the king of Castile. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z The tone of the whole declaration is that of a nation going rather to give correction to disobedient vassals, than to war upon a free and independent people. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution Volume 7. 2011-11-03T02:00:18.037Z We, too, must die— And thou!—the vassal stars shall fail to hear Thy queenly voice over the azure fields Calling at sunset. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z The Americans were their subjects, bound to them by "unalienable allegiance;" vassals, serfs creatures, whose human rights, in effect, were nothing when compared to the monarch's will. Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California 2011-11-02T02:00:11.380Z The late Dr. M. W. Taylor by that means elaborated the story of the daily doings of the people, from lord to vassal, who inhabited Yanwath Hall. Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland 2011-11-01T02:00:23.027Z What has he then done, but raised you from a vassal to be a king? Old English Chronicles 2011-10-27T02:00:21.903Z All depended upon the first impressions I should make upon these Indians, now my vassals. The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines 2011-10-22T02:00:26.240Z |
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