Historic View of the State of Europe During the Middle Ages, EtcA. Murray & Son, 1868 |
Términos y frases comunes
afterwards Alfonso ancient Anjou appear Aragon aristocracy arms army Austria authority barons Bavaria became called Castile Charlemagne Charles Charles VII charter cities citizens civil conquest consent Constantinople constitution cortes council count counts of Toulouse court crown crusade death dominions duchy duke of Burgundy election electors emperor empire enemies England established Europe faction favour Ferdinand feudal fiefs Florence Frederic French Germany Ghibelin granted Guelf Guienne Henry Henry IV hereditary historians imperial Italian Italy jurisdiction justice justiciary king of Aragon king of France kingdom lands less liberty Lombardy lord Louis magistrates Milan military monarchy Naples nations nobility nobles Otho party perhaps Philip Philip Augustus Philip the Fair Pisa pope possessed princes privileges provinces reign rendered republic Rodolph Roman Rome royal Saracens seems sovereign sovereignty spirit succession Swabia tenure territory thirteenth century tion towns treaty usurpation vassals Venice villeins writers
Pasajes populares
Página 137 - Gros, in order to create some power that might counterbalance those potent vassals who controlled, or gave law to the crown, first adopted the plan of conferring new privileges on the towns situated within his own domain.
Página 85 - It was a breach of faith to divulge the lord's counsel, to conceal from him the machinations of others, to injure his person or fortune, or to violate the sanctity of his roof and the honour of his family. In battle he was bound to lend his horse to his lord when dismounted ; to adhere to his side, while fighting; and to go into captivity as a hostage for him, when taken. His attendance was due to the lord's courts, sometimes to witness, and sometimes to bear a part in, the administration of justice.
Página 215 - ... to population, that vested sovereign power partly in a body of impoverished nobles, partly in an overruling despotism ; or to a practical system of government that made vice the ally of tyranny, and sought impunity for its own assassinations by encouraging dissoluteness of private life. Perhaps too the wisdom so often imputed to the senate in its foreign policy has been greatly exaggerated. The balance of power established in Europe, and above all in Italy, maintained for the two last centuries...
Página 311 - O prophet, I am the man : whosoever rises against thee, I will dash out his teeth, tear out his eyes, break his legs, rip up his belly. O prophet, I will be thy vizir over them.
Página 146 - The bulk of the people, it is true, were degraded by servitude; but this had no connection with the feudal tenures. The peace and good order of society were not promoted by this system. Though private wars did not originate in the feudal customs, it is impossible to doubt, that they were perpetuated by so convenient an institution, which indeed...
Página 38 - Their court was, as it were, the sun of that system, which embraced the valour and nobility of the Christian world ; and the respect which was felt for their excellences, while it drew many to their side, mitigated in all the rancour and ferociousness of hostility. This war was like a great tournament, where the combatants fought indeed a...
Página 10 - The victory of Charles Martel has immortalized his name, and may justly be reckoned among those few battles of which a contrary event would have essentially varied the drama of the world in all its subsequent scenes ; with Marathon, Arbela, the Metaurus, Chalons, and Leipsic.
Página 112 - The kingdom was as a great fief, or rather as a bundle of fiefs, and the king little more than one of a number of feudal nobles, differing rather in dignity than in power from some of the rest.