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As Marx very nearly said, “The water mill gives you society with the feudal lord; the steam mill, society with the industrial capitalist.” Ian Bostridge on Schubert’s Hidden Depths 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z
The sword belonging to his slain master is in the wrongful possession of a feudal lord, and Akayo wants it back. Five Action Movies to Stream Now 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z
On the book’s first page, he read a line, about a man sitting like a “feudal lord,” that stood out. Bob Dylan, Fanboy 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z
After eating, soaking, and wandering aimlessly, I reached Ritsurin Garden, an expansive space established by a feudal lord in the 17th century. On an Art Scavenger Hunt in Japan’s Seto Inland Sea 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z
Part abused victim, part avenging riot grrrl, Jeanne takes up witchcraft, ultimately becoming so powerful that the feudal lord who first violated her tries to enlist her as his ally. Two ’70s Movies on Video Enter the Valley of the Cult Heroines 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z
Chyna can have a piece, as long as she pays her taxes to her feudal lord. Rob & Chyna: the saddest show on TV 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z
While Guzmán nurtured his terrain and loyalty like a feudal lord beloved by his people, Los Zetas rule by brute, brazen terror. Mexico: How arrest of the last don heralds ruthless new drugs era 2014-10-04T04:00:00Z
Fearing a repeat of the bloodshed in 1915, they were escorted out by French troops to settle in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, on land bought from an Ottoman feudal lord. Armenians who fled Turkish rule decades ago despair over Nagorno-Karabakh. 'This appears to be our fate' 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z
In 1524, an enormous peasant uprising occurred across Germany, inspired by this interpretation of Lutheranism and demanding a reduction in feudal dues and duties, the end of serfdom, and greater justice from feudal lords. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z
Most people saw their parish priest much more often than their feudal lord. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z
The area used to send its flounder in tribute to feudal lords. Fukushima water release stokes fresh fears for fisherman 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z
When has any party ever been looked upon favorably by history if it supports book-burning, revoking civil rights, promoting state-sponsored religion or an economic system that makes feudal lords look like socialists? America has a chance to retreat from madness: Will the midterms save us — or doom democracy? 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z
Much like feudal lords in Europe at the time, the ruling class lived off the labor of the peasants, collecting vast wealth that accompanied them as they went, mummified, into the next life. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z
To defend their territories, feudal lords raised private armies of knights. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z
However, the need to placate their feudal lords ensured that kings gave away lands and privileges, often weakening them and driving them to look for ways to maximize their resources. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z
Mr. Ivanishvili’s political opponents, however, compare him to a feudal lord, who sprays little driblets of wealth on people to buy their good will. A Love of Trees or a Display of Power? The Odd Park of an Oligarch. 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z
One neighbor likened him to a feudal lord among serfs. Phil Spector’s castle, where he murdered Lana Clarkson, sells in Alhambra 2021-05-04T04:00:00Z
After surviving feudal lords, Napoleon, the Austrian empire and Italian unification, it emerged in the 20th century as a wealthy haven for tax-averse Italians and a destination for tourism and duty-free shopping. Shut Out on Vaccines, Tiny San Marino Turns to Old Friend: Russia 2021-04-02T04:00:00Z
In exchange for military service, feudal lords used their most abundant resource—land. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z
It says the lantern is a gift from Matsura Shigenobu, a daimyo, or feudal lord, in what is now western Kyushu, Japan. Japan’s other gift at the Tidal Basin
We are all supposed to bow down to capitalism the way our ancestors bowed down to slave masters, feudal lords, and kings. COVID-19 exposes the weakness of capitalism 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z
One compared him to a feudal lord among serfs. Phil Spector’s Alhambra home — where he killed Lana Clarkson — gets a price cut 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z
He even opens the show on horseback, trotting outside the Uffizi like a feudal lord. Hip-hop horseman: Fab 5 Freddy gallops through Renaissance art 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z
Many bishops and abbots cared more about their positions as feudal lords than about their duties as spiritual leaders. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z
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
When you say "older forms of economic behavior," do you mean like before capitalism, say, under feudalism, where you didn't really get to choose your job, and people just lived in their feudal lord's land? What do Uber and sugar daddies have in common? 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z
They compared him to a feudal lord among serfs, The Los Angeles Times previously reported. Phil Spector’s infamous hilltop ‘castle’ for sale | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z
When he was born, his father, a feudal lord, offered 48 demons different parts of his son’s body in exchange for power. Six new anime series to check out this winter 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z
He devoted himself to his earthly feudal lord, his heavenly Lord, and his chosen lady. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z
Without this intolerance, we would still have slavery, torture, fewer rights for women and homosexuals, feudal lords and unelected parliaments. About time: why western philosophy can only teach us so much 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z
Closer to home, for decades Crowley, and his cronies that run the Queens County Democratic Party, benefited from controlling, much like feudal lords, who got to run for City Council and judgeships. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spanks the predator political class; next up: redeem the nation 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z
“It’s almost like an absolute monarch where the various feudal lords are coming to try to figure out whether they can get something in or something out of whatever decision he’s making,” Zegart said. Confusion and squabbling undermine Trump’s steps forward on the world stage 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z
The incident was cited as an example of what South Koreans call “gapjil” — the abuse of underlings and subcontractors by executives who behave like feudal lords. Sister of ‘nut rage’ heiress accused of throwing tantrum 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z
Through warfare, feudal lords defended their estates, seized new territories, and increased their wealth. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z
Tech firms are emerging as new feudal lords. Our data is valuable. Here's how we can take that value back | Francesca Bria 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z
The prince, Bower writes, “presides at the centre of a court with no place for democracy or dissenting views … like some feudal lord”. Prince Charles claims: lavish spending, obsessed with public opinion ... and doesn't know what cling film is 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z
You know, in lieu of cities spending public money to attract monopolies or giving tax cuts to our feudal lords. For One Baltimore School, 7 Killings in Just 15 Months 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z
As Trump stressed so baldly, in Comey’s telling, he wanted loyalty — much as a feudal lord might seek allegiance from his barons. Opinion | In James Comey’s testimony, there are no happy endings 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z
Now people thought of the king as a national leader, fighting for the glory of the country, not simply a feudal lord. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z
Movchan explained how, in the Middle Ages, feudal lords were often “one handshake away from the king: their post, and the size of the resource, was decided by the king alone.” Putin’s Shadow Cabinet and the Bridge to Crimea 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z
"This country does not belong to any general, or any bureaucrat, or a capitalist or a feudal lord, it belongs to its people. We will not remain silent." Pakistan pressed over 'abducted’ activists - BBC News 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z
Until recently Mr. Thiel’s backing would have been a crime, known as “maintenance” and dating from 13th-century English statutes aimed at preventing feudal lords from interfering with the legal process. Peter Thiel’s Legal Smackdown 2016-06-05T04:00:00Z
Villages were abandoned, religious houses were dispersed, and minor feudal lords pawned their land to whoever could pay. The Next Great Famine 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z
At first, towns came under the authority of feudal lords, who used their authority to levy fees, taxes, and rents. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z
The land ultimately belonged to the king, and was awarded to feudal lords on a provisional basis. Putin’s Shadow Cabinet and the Bridge to Crimea 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z
Previously, a governor was the president’s peon” – especially in the days of one-party rule – “but these are feudal lords.” Mexican state governor to crack down on corruption but problem runs deep 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z
For all practical intents and purposes, a small and concentrated number of generals are lords of all they survey, very much like feudal lords, as far as the economy of the country is concerned. “The most persecuted group in the world”: Will the minority Muslim Rohingya reap the benefits of Myanmar’s open election? 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z
The country has long been at the mercy of what are in effect feudal lords, making any concerted national effort all but impossible. Editorials from around New England 2015-10-03T04:00:00Z
Blatter is going, so can federation presidents who run world soccer - some like feudal lords in Africa, Asia and Latin America - hang on for long? FIFA: Blatter resignation won’t lead many to quit 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z
Blatter is going, so can federation presidents who run world soccer — some like feudal lords in Africa, Asia and Latin America — hang on for long? FIFA: Blatter resignation won't lead many to quit 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z
In the Roman Empire, the pope acted as a mediator among feudal lords. Pope Francis Channels His Popularity Into Diplomacy 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z
The Catholic system is such that the bishop is the closest thing left on the planet to a feudal lord. Will the Francis Revolution Last? 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z
He says it is like the old times, when "the feudal lords would assert their will on the women belonging to the economically weaker sections". The women who keep silent about sexual violence 2015-03-07T05:00:00Z
Judah travels out to remote locales and finds the little Putins, the feudal lords presiding over near statelessness and profound despair. Putin: The Rise of a Villain Straight From Central Casting 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z
Pulped grapes, known as pomace, were given to peasants by feudal lords as part of their salary, he says. A new lease of life for Italy's aqua vitae? 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z
Wasn’t this country established to reject the British practice of royal family, feudal lords, title and the perpetuation of wealth and power conveyed down through generations? Estate tax: Stop whining and pay your taxes 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z
So he essentially inherited his office—like a feudal lord. Obama's Double Standards for Dictators 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z
The feudal lords used more repressive means to ensure that they had adequate supply of labor, forcibly tying down the peasants to their lands. History Lessons For China: Rule Of Law Before Democracy 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z
Soon, their world changes with the arrival of a Taliban-like villain with a flowing beard, and a corrupt politician based on Pakistani feudal lords. The Burka Avenger Backlash 2013-08-07T08:45:00Z
They are about ousting illiterate politicians, dethroning the mighty feudal lords, and denouncing the corrupt ruling elite.” — The Lede: Pakistanis Share Their Views on Election Day 2013-05-11T12:59:49Z
All they were interested in was pleasing Western powers and protecting the interests of feudal lords. Pakistan voters' views 2013-05-10T11:44:13Z
We reduced the power of the wealthy, whether feudal lords or modern CEOs, to command that we work from cradle to grave. Obama’s Great Society 2013-01-06T12:00:00Z
In Western Europe, and in England in particular, peasants were more successful in reducing the power of the feudal lords, and subsequently wages started to rise and labor mobility increased. History Lessons For China: Rule Of Law Before Democracy 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z
Do we really want to be held hostage, forever, by cultural imperatives selected for us by cavemen, Mesopotamians, or medieval feudal lords? Is Obesity Cultural? 2012-10-04T16:11:00Z
First, we might remember Marx's comment that "the windmill gives you a society with the feudal lord; the steam engine gives you one with the industrial capitalist." | The Stone: The Moral Hazard of Drones 2012-07-23T20:06:53Z
As a feudal lord, you’re going to build up the various defensive structures and things that are important to actually managing feudal kingdoms…. 'Game of Thrones: Ascent' Comes to Facebook, Puts Farms to the Torch 2012-05-23T17:18:37Z
Moreover, the seignorial rights attaching to those lands often carried extensive temporal jurisdiction, which gave to their ghostly possessors the power over life and limb enjoyed by feudal lords. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z
Tenants or neighbours of the great feudal lords were wont to make their arms by differencing the lord’s shield or by bringing some charge of it into their own bearings. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z
After making his fortune in the Russian metal and banking industries, he returned to his home village of Chorvila and began providing his neighbors with houses, roads and cash, like a feudal lord. Jump to Politics Turns Georgian Billionaire Into Public Enemy No. 1 2012-04-05T21:20:36Z
It had organized its own hierarchy on the feudal model, and, lastly, it was itself by far the most powerful feudal lord, holding, as it did, fully one-third of the soil of the Catholic world. Socialism: Utopian and Scientific 2012-03-26T02:00:37.300Z
The first meaning was pe??? the service of carting a feudal lord's wheat, then charge for carriage, the contribution towards loss of things carried, in proportion to the amount of each person's property. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z
Duke William was one of the greatest and most ambitious feudal lords of France—more powerful really than the French king himself. 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 Catalonia and Valencia the “germanias” were combinations of the peasantry to resist the exactions of the feudal lords. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z
But seventy years later, notwithstanding the attempt which their feudal lord, Raymond of Toulouse, made to protect them, they were virtually extinct. When Love Calls 2012-03-22T02:00:36.883Z
Where relations of personal dependence existed, as in the country, it also helped to satisfy the wants of the feudal lord. Socialism: Utopian and Scientific 2012-03-26T02:00:37.300Z
He extended his vicarial authority into a virtual sovereignty of the Lombard towns, acknowledging only the German Emperor as his feudal lord. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z
Even this was not continuous, but was cut into here and there by the estates of practically independent feudal 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
He conquered the feudal lord, the Gothic judge, the Roman priest. Voltaire: A Sketch of his Life and Works 2012-03-14T02:00:25.570Z
A liegeman must stand by his feudal lord with his goods and with his blood, with life and honour. Pine Needles 2012-02-20T03:00:19.367Z
Production for immediate consumption, either of the producer himself or of his feudal lord. Socialism: Utopian and Scientific 2012-03-26T02:00:37.300Z
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
June 8, 1075, on the banks of the Unstrutt, the king won a signal victory over the rebellious feudal lords, after which he felt strong enough to defy the authority of Gregory with impunity. 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 feudal lords were jealous of the king, the king afraid of the lords, the clergy always siding with the stronger party. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:46.253Z
That barbarous law which gave the feudal lord a right to call every man his serf who settled in his domains was softened. 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
You dare to come hither, and take the part of the scum against me, your feudal lord! The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z
The white-wigged sages of British jurisprudence outlawed investing in someone else’s lawsuit for fear that feudal lords would manipulate their subjects’ litigation for profit or mere sport. Back a Lawsuit, Get a Return 2012-01-12T21:30:36Z
In early politics, ideals are concerned simply with personal allegiance to some dynastic chief, a feudal lord, or a monarch; the well-being of a community does not enter into the matter at all. The Great Illusion A Study of the Relation of Military Power to National Advantage 2012-01-11T03:00:19.077Z
The pariahs laboured for the Brahmins, the helots for the Spartans, the slaves for the Romans, the villeins for their feudal lords. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z
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
Of course it was enough for two great feudal lords to dwell cheek by jowl for them to hate one another cordially. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z
When the feudal lords had so little respect for their own property, it was not likely that they would have much regard for the accumulation of others. 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
Moondah was a kind of a feudal lord among his people. Wild Adventures in Wild Places 2011-12-12T03:00:22.477Z
The Spaniards established themselves as feudal lords, and the unhappy Indians were divided among them. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z
But with much power comes caprice, and the feudal lords too soon forgot the interests of their dependents in serving their own ends. Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers 2012-01-17T03:00:20.443Z
Leopold turned to his feudal lords,     Who stood in wondering; "Now prison me straight this runagate,"     Said he, "let us lodge this King!" The Deluge and Other Poems 2011-10-15T02:00:29.350Z
Cham′part, the division of the produce of land, the right of the feudal lord. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z
The princes were sovereigns, not merely feudal lords; and by the institution of local diets in their territories an approach was made to modern conceptions of government. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z
The Spanish proprietors lived like feudal lords, while the Spanish authorities left these remote regions largely to their own devices. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z
The result was that most tyrannical exactions were made in turn by the feudal lords, and the dependents groaned for six centuries under these lawless yet legalised oppressions. Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers 2012-01-17T03:00:20.443Z
The king of Denmark, too, acknowledged Henry as his feudal lord. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z
Johnson: Kropotkin argued that communities, left to themselves, would emphasize mutual aid internally and he saw the feudal lords and early capitalists as parasites that were exploiting the community for their own personal benefit. The Prince of Evolution: Lee Alan Dugatkin on Peter Kropotkin, Anarchism, and Cooperation in Nature 2011-09-13T18:15:00.207Z
His ancestors had long been feudal lords of the part of the province whence they took their name, and were always renowned for their valour and loyalty. The Boy's Book of Heroes 2011-09-06T02:00:10.323Z
In the Middle Ages social struggles between the feudal lords and the traders, between nobles and peasants, were kindled. The life and teaching of Karl Marx 2011-09-03T02:00:19.203Z
In this sort of adventures, too, he was always good-humored, and did his utmost to be pleasant to the citizen class, of whom he had made friends and allies against the feudal lords. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z
The power of the feudal lord over them was much greater. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z
Like his grandfather—and indeed like all feudal lords, from the King downwards—he found justice a profitable business. Chaucer and His England 2011-09-01T02:00:19.940Z
They went about throughout the provinces, visiting feudal lords in their castles, teaching them the literary pastimes, thus imparting their first lesson in �sthetic education to those who had never tasted it. An Introduction to the History of Japan 2011-08-25T02:00:29.177Z
Yet remember, even in this view of the matter, that the great William himself, the feudal lord of the Lechesters, was descended upon the mother’s side from a tanner. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z
Throughout the dispute the clergy remained loyal to the king in his struggle with the feudal lords, and the affairs of the Church went on as usual. The English Church in the Middle Ages 2011-08-01T02:00:14.773Z
Having obtained possession of a prazo in the Gorongoza district, he ruled there as a feudal lord while acknowledging himself a Portuguese subject. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z
The inhabitants regarded him as if he were their feudal lord. A Very Naughty Girl 2011-07-27T02:00:30.947Z
The administration of the city was in the hands of a few wealthy merchants, and was rarely interfered with by its feudal lord. An Introduction to the History of Japan 2011-08-25T02:00:29.177Z
Next ranked the buk� or samurai, which was the professional military class, and was ruled by nearly three hundred daimyō, or feudal lords of varying importance. Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman 2011-07-20T02:00:12.413Z
A pretty plight For feudal lord to be in! Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III 2011-07-16T02:00:13.547Z
He opened mines, subdued Indians, established immense ranches, and was veritable feudal lord. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z
His conception of this relationship is based on a feudal view of society, and he continually borrows illustrations of the relationship of divine to civil lordship from the connection between feudal lord and vassal. Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London 2011-06-30T02:00:33.287Z
Houses are beginning to be built outside the walls of London along the Thames because the collapse of the power of the great feudal lords decreased the fear of an armed attack on London. Our Legal Heritage June 2011 (Sixth) Edition 2011-06-03T02:00:23.737Z
Nor would the villain’s subjection to the feudal lord spoil the merriment of the land, nor dull the quip of natural facetiousness. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z
Here he took up his abode in the castle of the count of Oropesa, head of a powerful branch of the great house of Toledo, and feudal lord of Xarandilla. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z
For a hundred years the great feudal lords had disposed of the crown as they pleased, handing it back and forward from one dynasty to another. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z
The popular view is that the gilds-merchant came into existence, first of all, in order to secure protection against the feudal lords. Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London 2011-06-30T02:00:33.287Z
The feudal lords and their henchmen did many things in the good old days in their quarrels with their neighbours which to-day would bring them before the justices. The Law and the Poor 2011-05-07T02:00:30.390Z
Whereupon Colonel Hawkins, who by that time had to crane his neck to see the table over his pile of chips—a pile of chips like the battlements of some feudal lord—anted suavely. Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street 2011-04-27T02:00:23.800Z
Some of the feudal lords and their retainers fought against other feudal lords and retainers. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z
No authority was more weighty or more respected than that of this feudal lord of Gaul, Italy and Germany; none was more transient, because it was so purely personal. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z
To some extent at least all these groups "were known ... to skippers long before organised ... expeditions were sent to them by great feudal lords." The Chronicle of the Discovery and Conquest of Guinea Vol. II 2011-04-05T02:00:10.813Z
The Sulpicians had established themselves there a few years before this time, and had already become proprietors and feudal lords of the city and island. The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 2011-03-23T02:00:23.527Z
From a very early date they were feudal lords of Kerry, and their dignity was recognized as a peerage by Henry VII. in 1489. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z
It comprised all the retainers of the feudal lords. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z
This was clearly shown when he attempted to force the great feudal lords to recognize his authority. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z
In 1871 the Socialists elected two members, and the feudal lords beheld the novel sight of workingmen sitting with them in the imperial Diet. Socialism and Democracy in Europe 2011-03-15T02:00:12.887Z
These three classes produced and distributed the nation's wealth and paid taxes to their respective feudal lords by whom the warriors were supported. Working Women of Japan 2011-03-09T03:00:49.197Z
In the place of feudal lords capable of military support, they found their land supporting abbeys and monks and nuns. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z
So with us, too, in former days, marriages of great feudal lords were generally not unlike Napoleon's second marriage. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z
But the lay and ecclesiastical The Grande Ordonnance of 1357. feudal lords continued to show themselves in France, as everywhere else except across the Straits of Dover, a cause of division and oppression. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z
After hundreds of years, the castle wall of a feudal lord gives support to a peasant cottage; his hall serves to shelter cattle. Handbook of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts 2011-02-15T03:00:17.853Z
Those who are meant to serve them often act more like feudal lords than representatives of the people. A Law Empowers Indians, but Some Pay a Price 2011-01-22T15:09:25Z
Their rule seems to have combined the extortions of the feudal lord with those of the native chiefs. Irish History and the Irish Question 2011-01-16T03:00:22.640Z
This was natural enough because, apart from other reasons, every Samurai was a retainer of a feudal lord from whom he received a certain allowance annually for his services, and his family depended upon him. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z
Philip thus set the feudal lords one against the other; and against them all, first the Church, then the communes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z
This was inhabited by Mrs Gabriel, the sole representative of the feudal lords of Colester. The Pagan's Cup 2011-01-06T03:00:42.697Z
In the past, one feudal lord controlled the lives of the peasants. Well: Unpaid Medical Bills and Your Credit 2010-12-17T16:25:05Z
For years, feudal lords reigned supreme, serving as the police, the judge and the political leader. Upstarts Chip Away at Power of Feudal Pakistani Landlords 2010-08-29T02:03:00Z
Nevertheless, some feudal lords whose seats were situated on the sea-coast had a certain number of retainers specially destined for seafaring purposes. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z
When he died in January 888 he had not a single faithful vassal, and the feudal lords resolved never again to place the sceptre in a hand that could not wield the sword. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z
Or better still, a cruelly handsome feudal lord? English-language pulp fiction translates to success in India 2010-08-16T04:00:00Z
Over in Milton Cross, there's a feudal lord of the manor who makes his wife wash strangers' feet, subjugates everyone in the village into going to church and is unaccountably irresistible to every woman. Junior Apprentice and Midsomer Murders 2010-05-13T07:00:00Z
"We're transitioning from a period of feudal lords where the only people who cared about intellectual property were large property owners who talked about it among themselves," Malackowski says. 2010-02-02T04:41:00Z
Able court nobles, able feudal lords, and able Samurai of different clans, were all given suitable places side by side. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z
He was the arbiter of townspeople, of feudal lords and of kings. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z
In our own domains we are little kings, owing allegiance to our feudal lord, and to no one else in the world. The Undying Past
The chief officers were to be nominated by the King, but under the Sovereign the company was feudal lord of New France; of its soil and its inland waters, with all that they produced. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical
The free cities of Europe were simply the guilds of peasants and merchants who organized to protect themselves against the feudal lords and bishops. Races and Immigrants in America
Side by side with them, several feudal lords, who were endowed with personal ability, were also given high positions. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z
It was perpetuated from a savage past in the custom of cutting off the right hand of a man who died without heir, and sending it as proof of main-morte to the feudal lord. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo"
Where the free peasants were thickly located and favoured by the nature of their country, they rose in arms against the oppression of feudal lords. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I.
After the war every great prince maintained a standing army; the old feudal lords of the country had become Generals. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II.
The province in which he lives has no political unity; the sovereignty of his feudal lord is no longer a firm edifice, and his attachment is therefore only occasional. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. I.
I can therefore say that there was no feudal lord who continued to possess the same seat from the pre-Tokugawa period. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z
The Bishops, everywhere miserably afflicted by their own sovereigns, found a stay and support in one beyond the reach of the feudal lord's violence. The Church of England cleared from the charge of Schism Upon Testimonies of Councils and Fathers of the first six centuries
The ruler of the country or feudal lord was president; the assessors, noblemen of distinction, formed the court of honour. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I.
The Russian government resolved to avail themselves of this historical fact to pour into the ear of Khudayar Khan insidious counsels as to his claims as feudal lord over Eastern Turkestan. The Life of Yakoob Beg Athalik Ghazi, and Badaulet; Ameer of Kashgar
He holds obstinately to all he considers his right, and supports or resists his feudal lord according to his personal advantage; occasionally he follows him to the Imperial Diet. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. I.
There exist, of course, no longer any colleges like those of former days, which belonged to feudal lords, and were more or less exclusively used by the Samurai class. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z
For example, the old régime gave a noblewoman, as a landowner, all the rights of a feudal lord. The Modern Woman's Rights Movement A Historical Survey
They had now to satisfy the imperial tax-farmers and excisemen, as well as their feudal lords. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John"
It was only the milder species, however, of feudal lords who were content with the tribute of merchants. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3
And what was of still greater importance, he could only obtain taxes and soldiers from among the vassals, by the consent of their feudal lords. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. I.
With our great movements previous to 1867 the matter was taken up by several powerful feudal lords. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z
Matsue had been at one time almost exclusively occupied by the Samurai feudal lords. Lafcadio Hearn
Only when the latter are no longer alive, he chooses his own bride with the advice of the great feudal lords who in all cases of this kind have a decisive voice. The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State
A native of Champagne and of noble birth, he early entered, like most of the lesser nobility of the period, the service of great feudal lords. A Short History of French Literature
In early times the feudal lords were themselves the chief priests of the local temples. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein"
He was one of the few feudal lords who first introduced the system of vaccination in their territory. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z
At any rate, they were married at Bordeaux on the 1st of May, 1152, in spite of the opposition of Louis as Henry's feudal lord. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10)
The two signs were likewise adopted by certain ecclesiastical chanceries and by feudal lords, particularly in the 12th century. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth"
Although all land was considered to be the property of the sultan, on the local level the land was distributed to feudal lords and was tilled by non-Muslim serfs. Area Handbook for Bulgaria
While the governor Turkish governors appointed. was appointed by the feudal lord, the finance minister continued to be appointed by the caliph. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein"
Cannon began to be cast and ordinary guns also, by the different feudal lords. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z
No such ties bound the new nobles to their new vassals; the hold of the feudal lord upon his vassals was weakened, as was their influence upon him. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10)
It was also used of the territory over which the feudal lord exercised his jurisdiction generally. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth"
The feudal lords openly began to proclaim their independence from Byzantium, whose empire was by now steadily declining. Area Handbook for Bulgaria
Yet infinitely more dreadful, as every palatinate in Europe often felt, were the effects of the two first under the feudal lords than can possibly be experienced under any system of trade. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem
The curricula of such colleges, both of the official ones of feudal lords and of private ones, were diverse, but generally comprised elementary as well as higher education. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z
If she did so she was liable to fines and even to forfeiture of her fief; and this power was one which the feudal lords did not hesitate to exercise. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10)
Death, and ignominy worse than death, could be met bravely, but disgrace involving loss of honor to husband or feudal lord was the one thing that must be avoided at all hazards. Japanese Girls and Women Revised and Enlarged Edition
He was not king of it, but he was feudal lord of it, and had done homage for it in 1331 to the Valois. Poitiers
The vassals of the feudal lord entered into his quarrels with the most inexorable rage. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem
This Bushido had a tight grasp of the military class, which consisted of the retainers of feudal lords, who had not to work for their daily bread. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z
Fencing also was one of his diversions, and when he was fourteen years old he swore allegiance to one of the feudal lords at Kioto, the ancient capital of Japan. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 5 July 1906
Its origin is to be found in the occupation by villani, or non-freemen, of portions of land belonging to the manor of a feudal lord. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright"
Jewels were sold, donations came from abroad, feudal lords gave whole villages to the church, and the poor men, the workmen, and the peasants gave their pennies. The Cathedrals of Northern Spain
The feudal lord had it infinitely more in his power to be rapacious than the merchant. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem
It follows, therefore, that when a great feudal lord became an open enemy of the Shogunate, his opposition was an organised power. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z
There first was the proprietor, the feudal lord, proud of his Anglo-Saxon blood, whose ambition was power and personal freedom, and whose highest idea of wealth was in the possession of the soil he cultivated. Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion
Whether in Fergh�n�, in Samarkand, or in K�bul, he had not only been the supreme lord in the capital, but also the feudal lord of the governors of provinces appointed by himself. Rulers of India: Akbar
It arose through the establishment of a well-defined system of feudalism, and the bringing of the feudal lords under the immediate control of the shogun. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality
They resided at Port Royal where Charnisay in his log mansion reigned like a feudal lord. Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784
Otomo, the prince of the province, even became a Christian convert, and it is said that he was one of the converted feudal lords who sent missions to Rome. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z
In ancient Rome we have patricians, knights, plebeians, slaves; in the middle ages, feudal lords, vassals, guild masters, journeymen, apprentices, serfs; in almost all of these classes, again, subordinate gradations. Manifesto of the Communist Party
The feudal lord was also the dominant manufacturer and trader. History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times
With a word he abolished this custom, and like wild birds the feudal lords flew away. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality
Happily, after a while, they availed themselves of the hospitality of a feudal lord nearer by. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2
With such reasoning all the feudal lords, headed by the lords of Satcho, vied one with another in voluntarily taking that step. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z
Then come the Malay Sulus, all Mohammedans and still governed by their Sultan and their datos, feudal lords who, under the suzerainty of the Spaniards, have possessed considerable power. The Boys of '98
They were the feudal lords of the Island of Montreal in the earlier chapters of its history. Famous Firesides of French Canada
Some powerful feudal lords refused to join it. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality
Charlemagne had been able to check the greed and ambition of the feudal lords, but his feebler successors were unable to do so. Paris from the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 1
At present, of course, there is no such distinction, all former feudal lords and court nobles form the Japanese nobility as one class.' A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z
How did feudal lords obtain titles to their land? History of Human Society
A fresh treaty was made in 977 with Capodistria, giving Venice special advantages, and these negotiations were carried on without reference to the Imperial authority, the nominal feudal lord. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia
What lay before him was practically the conquest of China, whose great feudal lords were virtually independent of the throne, and had, not long before, overwhelmed the imperial armies. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality
It was only forbidden personally to fight a feudal lord. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863
All the feudal lords were obliged to reside in Yedo every other year. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z
Many, too, of the strong feudal lords had lost their wealth, as well as their position, in carrying on the expenses of the crusades. History of Human Society
Like the chiefs and primitive rulers above described, feudal lords, exercising supreme power over their respective groups of retainers, discharge functions analogous to those of rudimentary nervous centres. Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I
For this purpose he deemed it wise to initiate a successor while he still had the influence and the power to compel the acquiescence of the feudal lords of the empire. Japan
Playing at feudal lord in modern times is a farce, Scroggs. The Strollers
It was then that a total re-shuffling, so to say, not of the cards but of the feudal lords, was effected. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z
Moreover, in the later period, the stronger national lines had been developed, which caused the subordination of the weaker feudal lords to the more powerful. History of Human Society
In feudal times the minor communities, governed by feudal lords, were severally organized in the same rude way, and were held together only by the fealty of their respective rulers to a suzerain. Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I
The rough and warlike times, and the restless and ambitious manners of the feudal lords of these times, made it impossible to entrust the country to the hands of a child. Japan
Thirteen hundred years after Christ, the last of the Capets was borne to his tomb, and the feudal lords gave the pre-eminence to Philip of Valois. Henry IV, Makers of History
The feudal lords had no right to sell or alienate any portion of the land. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z
Among all of these feudal lords there was not one to force by will all others into submission, and thus create a central authority. History of Human Society
Like the feudal lord, the Roman patrician was the head of a family, a master, a landlord. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844
During the middle ages, and even up to the beginning of the present century, nearly all the laws on the statute books looked towards the protection of the rights of the feudal lord. The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses
In the castle the stout-hearted Loudunians found a refuge and a stronghold against the ambitions of the feudal lords and the tyranny of the crown. Historic Ghosts and Ghost Hunters
The coinage of gold and silver was the monopoly of the central government, but all the feudal lords had the privilege of circulating paper money under different forms in different clans. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z
This increased the importance of country life to a great extent, and placed the feudal lord in command of large tracts of territory. History of Human Society
The importance of the feudal lord, again, was purely individual—he owed nothing to another; all the power he enjoyed emanated from himself alone. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844
The object of this league, which at the height of its power included eighty-five cities, was to protect its members against the feudal lords on the land and against pirates on the sea. The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses
The feudal lords, or Daimios, administered justice, or what passed for it, within their own territories, and they were answerable to the central authority. The Empire of the East
The late Prince of Satsuma, the predecessor and uncle of the prince in question, had been an able and enlightened man, almost unparalleled by any of the contemporary feudal lords. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z
But in France and Germany, and even to a certain extent in England, the feudal lord kept aloof from the town. History of Human Society
The feudal lord belonged to a foreign and conquering, his serfs to a domestic and vanquished race. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844
There he told her his mind and strangled her, as was his right, being feudal lord and master with powers of life and death. Ave Roma Immortalis, Vol. 1 Studies from the Chronicles of Rome
It is very difficult to ascertain whether there was in reality a legal code of any kind in existence and under the ken of these feudal lords. The Empire of the East
The feudal lords presented to the Imperial government their ships, most of which had already done their service during the preceding war. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z
There was, consequently, no sympathy existing between the feudal lord and the people of the cities. History of Human Society
He had beaten his feudal lord in the open field, and thus not only recovered a frontier fortress lost during his minority, but also strengthened the independence of the duchy. A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6)
And the need of money for the expedition obliged many feudal lords to contract with the communes for the sale of lands or liberties. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History
The family originally belonged to the Jujiwara clan, and its origin is traced back to a certain Mitsui who lived as a feudal lord in the fifteenth century. The Empire of the East
The revolt against the Shogunate became grave only when some powerful feudal lords with their clans assumed an antagonistic attitude. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z
Each man swore allegiance to the one next above him, and this one to his superior, until the king was reached, who himself was but a powerful feudal lord. History of Human Society
The moment the Pope was recognised as feudal lord of England, not only must his hostility cease, but he would be bound to take the realm under his protection. A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6)
But the transformation during the last five years of the nominal republic into a corrupt oligarchy of satraps or military governors or feudal lords has represented a victory for the north. China, Japan and the U.S.A. Present-Day Conditions in the Far East and Their Bearing on the Washington Conference
The feudal lords of the various clans throughout the country then became his vassals and paid homage to him. The Empire of the East
There were nearly three hundred feudal lords of different standing in Japan. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z
The Rights of Sovereignty.—The feudal lord had the right of sovereignty over all of his own vassal domain. History of Human Society
The people living on these feudal estates paid taxes and rendered certain services to their feudal lords. Shadow and Light An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century
England had been dissatisfied with him, but it had never loved the rule of the great feudal lords. A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII
Under him there were exercising authority throughout the land about 150 feudal lords. The Empire of the East
To be a woman was not to be protected even, unless she held power in her own right, or was acting in place of some feudal lord. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I
The autocratic practice of the feudal lord survived in the new monarch, and, except in the few cases of constitutional limitation, became imperialistic. History of Human Society
In the enthusiasm of the holy cause, many feudal lords disposed of all their worldly possessions, and became as poor as their vassals. History of Education
These wealthy towns claimed political independence, and thus came into collision with their feudal lord, the Count of Flanders. A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII
This bannum dominicum, as it was called, was employed by all feudal lords, from the king downwards, against offenders, and played an important part in the administration of justice in feudal times. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy"
He was the ideal type of the feudal lord for whom no interest prevails against his own. Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day
The relations of the municipality to the central government or the feudal lord forced them to pay a certain tribute, which gave them a legal right to manage themselves. History of Human Society
Their earliest painters were feudal lords, and it was feudal lords who fostered and acted the No dances. Appearances Being Notes of Travel
On the other hand, Edward took care to assert his rights as a feudal lord. A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII
What chance had a little unborn child against "the last of the great feudal lords," as you called him?' The Convert
The latter, after a long resistance, were obliged to give way before the popular outcry and the relentless opposition of the feudal lords, who found in the new movement a powerful and unexpected ally. Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day
Without was the pressure of the feudal lord, which gradually passed into the general fight of the king for royal supremacy. History of Human Society
It was broken up by a rebellion of the feudal lords about a hundred years previous to the arrival of the Spaniards. Ancient America, in Notes on American Archaeology
On one hand he was the head of the nation, on the other hand he was the feudal lord of his vassals. A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII
This is the solution of her behavior in the marriage scene, where Bertram, with obvious reluctance and disdain, accepts her hand, which the king, his feudal lord and guardian, forces on him. Characteristics of Women Moral, Poetical, and Historical
The same reasons which favoured separatism from the point of view of the feudal lords allowed the spirit of the guilds to assert itself more energetically than in the neighbouring countries. Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day
They too had commenced a struggle against the feudal lords, and there was a common bond of sympathy between them. History of Human Society
The feudal lord of this district was formerly styled King of Kippen. The Proverbs of Scotland
He was Henry's feudal lord, and he was crafty enough to know that by assisting Henry's sons he might be able to convert his nominal lordship into a real power. A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII
He expressed extreme indignation that Constance should have proclaimed her son Duke of Bretagne, and her partner in power, without his consent, he being the feudal lord and natural guardian of the young prince. Characteristics of Women Moral, Poetical, and Historical
It is an extreme example of the resistance of the feudal lords to the rise of the bourgeoisie. Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day
In many instances this was accorded the citizens, and their friendly relations with the feudal lord continued. History of Human Society
The German feudal lords he had declared to be hangmen, who knew only how to swindle the poor man. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe
In the days gone by, the Begs of Rataj were reckoned among the rulers of Bosnia, high in the counsels of the Janissaries, feudal lords of great domains. The Secret Witness
These feudal lords, at a moment's warning, could summon twenty thousand men before their palace gates. The Continental Monthly, Vol 3 No 3, March 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy
The industrial capitalists, the new potentates, had to displace not only the guild-masters of handicrafts, but also the feudal lords, who were in possession of the sources of wealth. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 14 — Philosophy and Economics
The rural communes existed by rights obtained from feudal lords who had granted them charters and given them self-government over a certain territory. History of Human Society
Yet his situation was similar to that of all important feudal lords. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe
In some cases they even attacked the nearest feudal lords, and afterward those more remote, compelling them to become citizens. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 1 January 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy
If we except the province of Servia, feudal lords, and tax collectors, the whole Turkish population consists of peasants, who till the soil on an equality of wretchedness. The Continental Monthly, Vol 3 No 3, March 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy
Each centre of population was a sort of military camp governed by a feudal lord. Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges
The long struggle with the feudal lords and the monarchs of European governments, and with the Emperor of Germany, united the Swiss people on a basis of common interests and developed a spirit of independence. History of Human Society
Since, to the worldly minded, the spiritual powers attached to church offices possessed little attraction if no property went along with them, the feudal lord was really master of the situation. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe
But the Crusades brought all these fragments into closer relations, and broke the power of the feudal lords. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 1 January 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy
As the influence of the great feudal lords increased, they are magnified often at the expense of the monarchy; yet even when in high rebellion, they secretly feel the duty of loyalty. A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II.
There was no ownership of the land except by the feudal lords, and the latter were responsible for their acts to the king only. Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges
The wife of the feudal lord and her equal associates were placed on a higher plane. History of Human Society
All these privileges were vestiges of the powers which the nobles had enjoyed when they ruled their estates as feudal lords. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe
Such was the government of the feudal lords during the middle ages, and of the kings at a still later day. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 1 January 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy
Under the Mamelukes, when the country was parcelled out among petty feudal lords ruling over their domains with absolute authority, the condition of the peasants was one of extreme wretchedness. Mystics and Saints of Islam
It encouraged a certain amount of trade and commerce, because the feudal lord had many wants, and he was usually willing to protect the merchant who supplied them. Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges
Those who had a fellow-feeling for them had much influence directly, but not in bridging over the chasm between them and the feudal lord. History of Human Society
The nobles, who for centuries had disputed the power with Hugh Capet and his successors, were no longer feudal lords but only courtiers. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe
The feudal lord was 298at odds with such a state as existed, and could not get its aid to restore his slaves. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals
They were feudal lords, and the breaking of their power opened the way for the progress of civilization. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany
The feudal lords used to pillage them legally by extorting heavy taxes and forced loans whenever their treasuries were empty. Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges
A stranger who unfeignedly scowls at a feudal lord with no superior and many inferiors is anyhow a novelty. The Pirates of Ersatz
Lastly, the bishop was usually a feudal lord, with the obligations that that implied. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe
While the feudal laws or customs still prevailed, the greater proportion of the working-classes were really little better than serfs at the absolute control of their feudal lords and masters. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume IV
The power of feudal lords had already been shattered; it required only a strong army and a strong will to destroy it altogether. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 3, September 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy
The portionless brothers and relatives of the feudal lords, to whom no employments save war, adventure, and piracy were open, pillaged them illegally. Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges
The Sultan of Sulu is also feudal lord of two vassal Sultanates in Mindanao Island. The Philippine Islands
The bishops' courts were notorious for their oppression, since a considerable portion of the bishop's income, like that of the feudal lord, came from the fines imposed upon those condemned by his officials. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe
The peasants were promised by their feudal lord perfect security, on condition that they brought their arms into the castle and broke down four portions of their wall. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Vol. 1
The main division, the widest gulf, divided the feudal lord and the serf. Socialism A Summary and Interpretation of Socialist Principles
Not only was the new association a great commercial corporation, but it was a feudal lord as well. Canada
The company recognized the suzerain rights of the Sultan of Sulu, and agreed to pay to him an annual sum as feudal lord. The Philippine Islands
The control enjoyed by kings, princes, and other feudal lords in the selection of church officials must be done away with. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe
No attacks from feudal lords or from rival cities threatened Gruyère during the reign of Count Antoine, which came to its end in undisturbed tranquility. The Counts of Gruyère
We discussed the possible Saracen origin of the pentagonal tower, and the vicissitudes of the castle during the struggles between Mohammedans and Christians, feudal lords and kings, Catholics and Protestants, Spaniards and French. Riviera Towns
He was tall, slenderly built, and a fine specimen of the young boyard, with that determined expression of countenance which suggests a habit of acting and being obeyed as the feudal lord. French and Oriental Love in a Harem
Under the ancien régime the rights of the feudal lords of the land over the mines beneath the soil had been contested by the steadily increasing power of the sovereign. France and the Republic A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces During the 'Centennial' Year 1889
Gregory VII imagined that the reason for the existence of bad clergymen was that the kings and feudal lords forced their favorites into the offices of the Church. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe
Not without opposition from the bishops and feudal lords nor without jealousy from the German emperor did Count Pierre arrive at a height where he saw only heaven above and his mountainous domain! The Counts of Gruyère
It was noticed afterwards that the death by butchery of the feudal lord was passed by without a comment. Little Novels of Italy
Wars have been waged for conquests, for plunder, and since the feudal ages, the feudal lords along the Rhine made war upon each other. The Debs Decision
The latter body stood, in fact, as regards the town, much in the relation of the feudal lord to his manor. German Culture Past and Present
The church councils and the bishops required the feudal lords to take an oath to observe the weekly truce, and, by means of the dreaded penalty of excommunication, met with some success. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe
They extended their authority on both sides, at the expense of their superior, the emperor, and at the expense of their subordinate feudal lords. Henry VIII.
During the Middle Ages the heads of the Church exercised all the rights of a feudal lord, and were even more tenacious of their privileges. The Necessity of Atheism
Didn't every medieval feudal lord keep close tab on his subjects—the people he owned? Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life
The Christian population was subjected to heavy imposts, the principal being the haratch, or capitation-tax, paid to the imperial treasury, and the tithe on agricultural produce, which was collected by the feudal lord. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"
In spite of these rules the bishops and abbots had come, in the tenth and eleventh centuries, to be selected, to all intents and purposes, by the various kings and feudal lords. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe
But the clergy always stood aloof, preferring to meet in their own houses of convocation; and the archbishops, bishops, and greater abbots only attended because they were great holders of land and important feudal lords. The Rise of the Democracy
Over the somewhat wild and turbulent democracy, made up of materials so diverse, the original proprietor reigned a sort of feudal lord, rather by moral qualities than by any conceded right. James Fenimore Cooper American Men of Letters
Men, women, and elves looked up to him as to a benevolent feudal lord, and the naturalized males voted Joe Hilliard's party ticket with mechanical precision. The Henchman
We have been simply following our feudal lord, as we were bound to do. Both Sides the Border A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower
The great complexity of the feudal system of land tenure made it necessary for the feudal lords to keep careful registers of their possessions. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe
The curious student of history—a study, perhaps, too little in vogue with us—could find no better example of the palace of an old feudal lord. The King's Men A Tale of To-morrow
Land tenure does not begin in grants from the monarch or the feudal lord, but a system of tenure in common by gentes or tribes is developed into a system of tenure in severalty. On Limitations To The Use Of Some Anthropologic Data
I was not his feudal lord, but his sad, work-worn aspect gave me as keen a pang as if I had been. A Little Swiss Sojourn
He was a young American officer engaged, by the feudal lord of the province, to teach military tactics and English. Quiet Talks on Following the Christ
He was always something more than a feudal lord. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe
A feudal lord could not have exacted more of his vassal chiefs. History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812
In my youthful memories of him he figures as the feudal lord of his own domain, more absolute than many of the petty kinglings I came afterward to know in the German marches. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady
The highways were rendered impassable by banditti, who were in the pay of contesting feudal lords; and life and property were everywhere insecure. The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch
Thus, the people of Leicester, in the next reign, purchased from the Earl of Leicester, their feudal lord, the right to decide their own disputes. The Leading Facts of English History
But besides all these rights as feudal lords they had other rights as kings. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe
It was a relic of the days when feudal lords still warred with one another, and the united kingdom was undreamt of. Arms and the Woman
It was here that the feudal lord had held council of war and state. The House of the Misty Star A Romance of Youth and Hope and Love in Old Japan
The proprietor was in fact a powerful feudal lord, owning land granted to him by royal charter. History of the United States
In case of an orphan heiress not of age, the feudal lord became her guardian and might select a suitable husband for her. The Leading Facts of English History
The great vassals, on the other hand, acted on the theory that the king was simply their feudal lord. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe
The thin edge of the wedge was inserted when individual freemen offered money to their hard-pressed feudal lords in exchange for certain privileges, and then for charters. A Short History of France
The revenues of the nobles accrue from taxes which they lay, as feudal lords, upon the produce of the land cultivated by their vassals. The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants
They gathered around his stronghold like the timorous peasantry of the Middle Ages around the rock-built castle of their feudal lord. McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader
Each feudal lord hated his fellows, and bitter as were the feuds of Fitzgeralds and Burghs, they were mild as compared with the rancorous hereditary factions which divided the native septs from each other. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377)
By the opening of the fourteenth century there was no doubt that the king, and not the feudal lords, was destined to prevail. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe
Herr, Don, Signior, Seigneur, Sennor, were all originally names of rulers—of feudal lords. Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects Everyman's Library
Rapine, of every kind were the privileges of the feudal lords! Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2
He had to contend with all the neighboring princes, with the seditions of a turbulent and unfaithful nobility, and the treacherous protection of his feudal lord, the King of France. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 07 (of 12)
Richard de Burgh, Earl of Ulster, the most powerful of the feudal lords of Ireland, was the only one who at that period bore the title of earl. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377)
The great landed proprietor in England exercised much the same powers over those about him that the feudal lords enjoyed upon the other side of the Channel. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe
If one province might throw off the yoke of its feudal lord with impunity, why might not others? The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 6. (of 7): Parthia The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations.
They roused the ignorant peasantry, and easily showed them that they were suffering as much injustice from feudal lords as from papal bishops. The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power
His feudal lord, the King of France, was bound by his most obvious interests to oppose the further aggrandizement of one already too potent for a vassal. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 07 (of 12)
Edward relied upon them as a counterpoise to the feudal lords, and their liberties exempted them from the extraordinary taxes by which he strove to restore the equilibrium of his finances. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377)
The bishops became the vassals of the king or of other feudal lords by doing homage for a fief and swearing fidelity, just as any other vassal would do. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe
The rising cities bought their freedom from feudal lords; even the serfs won better conditions; and the rising national units beat down the older political institutions with their swords. Woman in Modern Society
He was a grandee, a feudal lord, a military chief to all his tenants and employees. A Daughter of the Dons A Story of New Mexico Today
In old Japan, loyalty was above filial obedience, and the man who deserted parents, wife and children for the feudal lord, received unstinted praise. The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji
The feudal lords dominated the countryside, pillaged traders, waged internal war and defied the authority of the duke. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377)
Bishops and abbots practically chosen by the feudal lords. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe
Thus, each large owner had a tendency to become a petty feudal lord, controlling large numbers of slaves and unlimited resources of soil and labor within an arbitrary grasp. Woman's Life in Colonial Days
Her rival chiefs are not Gaelic caterans, but just plain feudal lords. A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century
At the head stood the king, and under him twelve feudal lords. The Negro
He drove away the mercenaries, humbled the feudal lords, and set limits to the pope's interference. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377)
He extended his protection, and at the same time his authority, over them and in this way lessened the influence and resources of the feudal lords within whose territories the towns lay. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe
The bond was frequently extremely loose, and it was hard then to say which of the two was in reality the stronger, the feudal lord or the technically lower, but sometimes in reality stronger, vassal. The Truce of God A Tale of the Eleventh Century
The custom of heriotship, or a fine payable on the death of the landholder to the feudal lord, was then in most cases rigorously exacted. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1
The last of the fourteen rulers of this line was feudal lord of about three hundred chiefs, who paid him tribute in ivory, skins, corn, cloth, and salt. The Negro
Limited as was his outlook, he gave himself entirely to his master-principle of loyally to the feudal lord whom he had sworn to obey. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377)
The boundaries of his domain, that is, the lands which he himself controlled directly as feudal lord, now extended to the sea. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe
A petty quarrel in Burgundy, in Champagne, in the Berry in France, involved not only the duke and count of these territories but almost every vassal or feudal lord in the province. The Truce of God A Tale of the Eleventh Century
These provincial governors became feudal lords; and thus, with the monarchy, the feudal system was implanted. The Empire of Russia
The feudal lords or princes of states often resided at the king’s court, officers of that court being also sent forth as princes of states. Myths and Legends of China
He was like a feudal lord dispensing justice in the open air before all his retainers. The Free Rangers A Story of the Early Days Along the Mississippi
As one reads through the archives of a bishopric, it is hard to tell whether the bishop should be called, first and foremost, a churchman or a feudal lord. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe
The feudal lord was bound to support his vassal, and in return, had a right to expect his help in the hour of danger. The Truce of God A Tale of the Eleventh Century
The new sovereign had been feudal lord of the province of Novgorod; he, however, soon left his northern capital to take up his residence in the more imperial palaces of Kief. The Empire of Russia
Both patriarch and feudal lord were less restricted than the modern king, and the feudal lord, especially, lived in a state of great magnificence. McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader
The authorities who granted privileges were the sovereigns of Various countries,—the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, the kings of France, England, the Spains—feudal lords, municipalities, and the Pope or his legates. Readings in the History of Education Mediaeval Universities
Wealthy bishoprics and monasteries were considered by feudal lords an admirable means of support for their younger sons, since the eldest born usually inherited the fief. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe
The feudal lord owed his vassals justice, protection, shelter and refuge. The Truce of God A Tale of the Eleventh Century
Calling his warriors around him, he assigned to them the provinces which he had wrested from the feudal lords of the king. The Empire of Russia
For a brief hour the German Democrat had the feudal lords cowed. Our Foreigners A Chronicle of Americans in the Making
It combined the palace of the feudal lord and the fortress of a knight. Vanishing England
The decrees forbidding clergymen to receive their lands and offices from laymen received little attention from either the clergy or the feudal lords. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe
The vassal that lived under the shadows of the strong towers of a feudal lord did not look much further beyond, to the king in his palace or in his courts of justice, for protection. The Truce of God A Tale of the Eleventh Century
There was no longer any central power, and Russia, instead of being a united kingdom, became a conglomeration of antagonistic states; every feudal lord marshaling his serfs in warfare against his neighbor. The Empire of Russia
The nobles, on the contrary, were mostly of foreign origin—Germans, Franks, and Lombards, who had established themselves as feudal lords in castles apart from the cities. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series
At the house of a former daimyo I saw an Page 79 instrument which the feudal lord's bailiff was accustomed to thrust into the rice the tenants tendered. The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People
The new bishop or abbot first became the "man" of the feudal lord by doing him homage, and then the lord transferred to him the lands and rights attached to the office. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe
By strong alliances they kept at bay their feudal lords, and fettered the ecclesiastical power with the yoke of a justice, meagre, indeed, and sadly unfruitful, but still ominous of a better day. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 3, March, 1862
But in fact, these feudal lords were more frequently found claiming entire independence, and struggling against their nominal sovereign to wrest from his hands the scepter. The Empire of Russia
The greatest feudal lords, indeed, were not present, but many of the lesser nobility were, while sixty-four towns sent, all told, about 128 deputies. Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477
"To the landowner who lives in his village like a feudal lord the simple Gospel, with its insistence on the sacredness of work, comes as an intellectual revolution." The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People
Of course the king had a very large retinue of vassals and feudal lords to provide for; but the store seems sufficiently vast to supply the wants of an army of faithful, but hungry, subjects. Old English Sports, Pastimes and Customs
At first, the house of a feudal lord meant one large hall with a raised dais, curtained off for him and his immediate family, and subdivided into sleeping apartments for the women. The Art of Interior Decoration
Every feudal lord was leading his vassals to the field. The Empire of Russia
He was the Penlop of Tuna, the great feudal lord of the province, whose high-walled jong, or castle, crowned the rocky hill on which the monastery and the town were built. The Jungle Girl
The individualism of the feudal lords, the particularism of the cities and of the corporations had been replaced by the individualism and the particularism of the bourgeoisie and of the popular classes. Readings on Fascism and National Socialism Selected by members of the department of philosophy, University of Colorado
With the coming in of the Western social order, feudal lords and local loyalty and the carrying of swords were abolished. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic
Oak chests figured prominently among the furnishings of a Gothic home, because the possessions of those feudal lords, who were constantly at war with one another, often had to be moved in haste. The Art of Interior Decoration
The fortress was strong, and the powerful feudal lord, rallying his vassals around him, made a valiant and a protracted defense. The Empire of Russia
In reality it is under the sway of the most powerful of the several great feudal lords of the land, the Tongsa Penlop or Chief of Tongsa, whom we regard as the Maharajah of Bhutan. The Jungle Girl
The patroons, thus in possession of territory equal to many of the dukedoms and principalities of Europe, were invested with the authority which had been exercised in Europe by the old feudal lords. Peter Stuyvesant, the Last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam
They have a deal more brains and education than their forbears ever wanted; but still, in soul, they remain our feudal lords and superiors, who have a right to the services of those beneath them. Lady Connie
And what is the final exhibit of the gallant knight of the roccolo, the feudal lord of the modern castle and its retainers? Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation
The burdens imposed upon the vassals were so light as to induce no murmurings; and all the feudal lords were united to sustain each other. The Empire of Russia
The feudal lord was master of his vassals. A Short History of Monks and Monasteries
They will fight for their feudal lord, and stand stanchly by his banner. In the Days of Chivalry
When a clansman is ordered by his feudal lord to perform hara-kiri, the sentence must be read out by the censor of the clan, who also acts as witness. Tales of Old Japan
Many of the smaller feudal lords sold their fiefs, or impoverished themselves by crusading, or lost much of their power during their absence. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History
The warriors from a hundred tribes, each under their feudal lord, were ranged around his banners. The Empire of Russia
So the abbot became a feudal lord with immense possessions and powers. A Short History of Monks and Monasteries
I did all that a poor helpless man might do when his feudal lord was on the side of the enemy, and met every prayer and supplication either with mockery or blows. In the Days of Chivalry
When a Samurai has to perform hara-kiri by the command of his own feudal lord, the ceremony should take place in one of the lesser palaces of the clan. Tales of Old Japan
The narrow concentrated life of the feudal lord lent, undoubtedly, a great preponderance to domesticity in his affairs. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History
He then, by conquest, extended his empire over vast realms of barbarians, bringing them all under the simple yet effective government of feudal lords. The Empire of Russia
Arthur Stanley owned no feudal lord in Spain, save, as a matter of courtesy, the King, whose arms he bore. The Vale of Cedars
King of France, had spent his life in a succession of sieges, forays and devastations, as one feudal lord among others often more powerful than he. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 10 — Lives and Letters
The Gôshi are a kind of yeomen, or bonnet-lairds, as they would be called over the border, living on their own land, and owning no allegiance to any feudal lord. Tales of Old Japan
The old personal bond relaxed; the feudal lord became the seigneur, a mere landlord. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4
Their peculiar privileges were obtained either by force of arms, by purchase, or by gift of the emperors, who found in them a convenient means of checking the power of their feudal lords. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge
Most of this last was seized, after the Conquest, by the big feudal lords. Popular Law-making
Young girls of noble birth, clad in long white gowns trimmed with ermine, and mounted on palfreys, followed their abbess, and behind them the town authorities, feudal lords and administrators of justice. Memories of Jane Cunningham Croly, "Jenny June"
We have already seen how the interests of the feudal lords of Ireland, with the old Norman families as their core, drew them towards the Stuarts. Ireland, Historic and Picturesque
Many bishops had become the feudal lords of the episcopal city; and the Christian spirit enlightened and animated many amongst them just as the monarchical spirit sometimes enlightened and guided the kings. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 2
In vain, again, did certain feudal lords, especially in Southern France, refuse for some time their adhesion to Hugh Capet. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 1
In early politics ideals are concerned simply with personal allegiance to some dynastic chief, a feudal lord or a monarch. Peace Theories and the Balkan War
The men who came into Williamsburg on horseback or in their high coaches were owners of great plantations, where they lived as patriarchs, and feudal lords. The Shadow of the North A Story of Old New York and a Lost Campaign
Nothing is more firmly fixed in the memories of the whole Irish people than a good-natured contempt for this runaway English king, whose cause they were induced by the feudal lords to espouse. Ireland, Historic and Picturesque
Here, like a feudal lord, master of all about him, he had lived all his life and had, as do all created beings, taken on the color and the savor of the environment about him. The Purchase Price
He murders his feudal lord, and goes on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land to expiate his crime. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook
Apprehensive of a fresh attack after the monsoon, Angria opened delusive negotiations for a treaty of peace, through his feudal lord, Sahoojee. The Pirates of Malabar, and an Englishwoman in India Two Hundred Years Ago
Confucius was fully conscious of his membership of a social class whose existence was tied to that of the feudal lords. A History of China
James, having gained courage and funds from his sojourn at the court of Louis XIV, presently made his appearance in Ireland, relying on the support of the feudal lords. Ireland, Historic and Picturesque
The jurisdiction to which the slave was responsible was a private one, like that of the great feudal lord of the Middle Ages, who had his own prison and his own gallows. Social life at Rome in the Age of Cicero
They paid their taxes to him, and acknowledged him as their feudal lord. The World War and What was Behind It Or, the Story of the Map of Europe
Faust is a great feudal lord, with a boundless domain and a fleet of ships that bring him the riches of far-away lands. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 01 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English.
Some of the landless nobles perished; some offered their services to the remaining feudal lords as soldiers or advisers. A History of China
His feudal lord, the Count of Tyrol, Archduke Sigismund, refused him recognition on account of certain quarrels in which they had become engaged, and for a time held him prisoner. History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time
Sometimes the feudal lord allowed these people to surround their houses with a stockade. The Story of Mankind
The king's armies came to be recruited largely from townspeople, who were made correspondingly free from the feudal lords. The World War and What was Behind It Or, the Story of the Map of Europe
In ancient Rome we have patricians, knights, plebeians, slaves; in the Middle Ages, feudal lords, vassals, guild-masters, journeymen, apprentices, serfs; in almost all of these classes, again, subordinate gradations. The Communist Manifesto
The first of these dictators was the feudal lord of the state of Ch'i, in the present province of Shantung. A History of China
Long ago the farmers, no longer able to bear the burden of harsh exploitation, sent representatives to the feudal lords to plead for reductions in the amount of rice they had to send as tribute. Down with the Cities
Almost imperceptibly the towns grew richer and the feudal lords grew poorer. The Story of Mankind
French sweep over Europe.—Kings and emperors beaten and deposed.—The fatal Russian campaign.—The first abdication.—The return from Elba.—The battle of Waterloo.—The feudal lords once more triumphant. The World War and What was Behind It Or, the Story of the Map of Europe
"You are talking like a feudal lord holding the power of life and death in his hands," she said. The Shuttle
"And here, I suppose, is the capital of the kingdom over which the Wolfburghs now reign feudal lords?" Frances Waldeaux
Long ago the cities expropriated agricultural produce through the feudal lords and landlords, and in more recent times they forced the farmers to give it up by means of the Food Control Act. Down with the Cities
They gathered around his stronghold like the timorous peasantry of the middle ages around the rock-built castle of their feudal lord. France and England in North America; a Series of Historical Narratives — Part 3
The people had been crushed, apparently, and the old feudal lords were once more in control. The World War and What was Behind It Or, the Story of the Map of Europe
Geoffrey, who was the feudal lord of Maine, took the part of the next heir, and invaded Normandy. Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II
It introduces a misanthrope, Hutten by name, who, as feudal lord, treats his dependents handsomely out of sheer contempt for them. The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller
That is why the feudal lords and landlords issued orders for rice to be sent to them. Down with the Cities
The feudal lords had to appear at court every year. The Shih King From the Sacred Books of the East Volume 3
This man had the face of his caste—the countenance of the Southern slave-holding feudal lord. Bride of the Mistletoe
Our chief knowledge of this feudal lord is drawn from the monkish chronicles. Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims
Consequently a great number of such souterrains are under castles or in the grounds of a feudal lord. Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe
The inheritors of his dominion were not the kings of France, of Germany, or of Italy, but the numerous feudal lords. Outline of Universal History
This dastardly spirit has been fostered from the time of the feudal lords, and is deep-rooted. Botchan (Master Darling)
It was in the sixteenth century, that this feudal lord of the Nivernais summoned Italian potters hither, among these a native of Faenza. East of Paris Sketches in the Gâtinais, Bourbonnais, and Champagne
To the inhabitants of these free towns a certain quantity of land was apportioned in equal parts, for which a fixed rent was paid to the king or other feudal lord. Two Summers in Guyenne
Of course all his companions in the enterprise were entitled to take part in the acquired territory, and to establish themselves there as feudal lords, reducing the natives to the condition of villains or vassals. The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II)
The power of the feudal lords was reduced. Outline of Universal History
These called for more varied industries, and a class of people soon became numerous who had little or no dependence upon the feudal lord. Ten Great Events in History
The soldier spoken of is the instrument of the feudal lord bringing back to duty his rebellious vassal. Moral Philosophy
A small daimio or feudal lord of the ancient capital Nara, a contemporary of Chaucer's, was the author, or perhaps only the stage-manager, of many plays. Certain Noble Plays of Japan From the manuscripts of Ernest Fenollosa
He exhibited in his countenance, otherwise pleasing, the marks of a hasty and irritable temper, which his situation as a high and powerful feudal lord had given him but too many opportunities of indulging. The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day
The sovereign prince might be bound to do homage to a petty feudal lord on account of lands which the prince had inherited or otherwise acquired. Outline of Universal History
But in imitation of her remote feudal lords, she also fell upon the passing stranger, demanding tribute. In and out of Three Normady Inns
It is true that many of the higher clergy were feudal lords, and that even the monasteries owned vast estates which were parceled out among tenants. Early European History
Of many things took he remembrance: of various lands where he had made conquests; of sweet France and his kindred; of Charlemagne, his feudal lord, who had nurtured him. Outlines of English and American Literature : an Introduction to the Chief Writers of England and America, to the Books They Wrote, and to the Times in Which They Lived
This later, in one way or another, secured its freedom from monastic control or feudal lord, and evolved into the free city we know to-day. The History of Education; educational practice and progress considered as a phase of the development and spread of western civilization
But both sovereigns were bent on the same end,—that of subjecting the powerful grandees and feudal lords to their authority. Outline of Universal History
The wife of one of the bee-tenders emerged from her hut with bowls of clear rich honey and tortillas, and the manner of a serf of medieval times before her feudal lord. Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras — Being the Random Notes of an Incurable Vagabond
The feudal lords drove back the pirates and hanged the brigands and enforced the laws, as no feeble king could do. Early European History
A certain portion of their time had to be devoted to the work of their feudal lord. A March on London
Graduates in Law would contend with kings and feudal lords for larger privileges for the as yet lowly common man, and would help to usher in a period of greater political equality. The History of Education; educational practice and progress considered as a phase of the development and spread of western civilization
The feudal lords were growing mightier, and the imperial or royal power was becoming weaker. Outline of Universal History
The feudal lords, moreover, were not satisfied with these receipts, but held the natives in a state of slavery, until forbidden by a Bull of Pope Gregory XIV, dated April 18, 1591. The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes
"The real heirs of Charlemagne were from the first neither the kings of France nor those of Italy or Germany; but the feudal lords." Early European History
Already the feudal lords have kept their levies under arms far beyond the time they have a right to require them, but this cannot go on. A March on London
Sometimes the king himself granted the inhabitants a charter by way of curbing the power of the local feudal lord or bishop. The History of Education; educational practice and progress considered as a phase of the development and spread of western civilization
It seemed as though the mere military rule of the feudal lords was to be superseded under the king's influence by a wiser and more statesmanlike occupation of the country. Henry the Second
A feudal lord who made your dapper French counts and Hungarian barons appear but small fry indeed, by contrast! A Man and His Money
Henceforth the nobles were no longer feudal lords but only courtiers. Early European History
There was little difficulty in persuading Stefano Milano to abandon for ever the service of the Senate for that of his feudal lord. The Bravo
He granted large estates to the nobles, but so widely scattered as to render union of the great land-owners and hereditary attachment of great areas of population to separate feudal lords impossible. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05 (From Charlemagne to Frederick Barbarossa)
The generation that remembered the miseries of the former anarchy was now passing away, and to some of the feudal lords order doubtless seemed the greater ill. Henry the Second
The debt is to be paid out of the residue, reserving the service due to his feudal lords. The Magna Carta
At the same time powerful feudal lords frequently obtained control of the monastic estates by appointing as abbots their children or their retainers. Early European History
Had he remained in service to a feudal lord, he never could have risen above his original rank. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization.
The oath described is the oath of allegiance, combined with the act of homage, and obtained from all land-owners, whoever their feudal lord might be. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05 (From Charlemagne to Frederick Barbarossa)
Breakfast was served in the huge kitchen, the squire, his guest, his children, and the hired men all sitting at the same table, like a feudal lord, with his men-at-arms, in an old baronial hall. Neville Trueman, the Pioneer Preacher : a tale of the war of 1812
The great feudal lords that still retained power and influence, he brought to destruction one after another, and united their fiefs to the royal domains. General History for Colleges and High Schools
It grew upon the territory of a feudal lord and naturally owed obedience to him. Early European History
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