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Page 210
... King came chiefly from the northern barons who had rebelled against service in Poitou , but by the spring of 1215 many others had joined to support the protest against the scutage for Poitou and John's abuse or disregard of feudal law ...
... King came chiefly from the northern barons who had rebelled against service in Poitou , but by the spring of 1215 many others had joined to support the protest against the scutage for Poitou and John's abuse or disregard of feudal law ...
Page 213
... King and the opposition barons . The King's ablest ministers , Hugh Despenser , father and son , were banished in 1321 by act of Parliament . Civil war ensued in which the King was victorious . He got his revenge against Thomas of Lan ...
... King and the opposition barons . The King's ablest ministers , Hugh Despenser , father and son , were banished in 1321 by act of Parliament . Civil war ensued in which the King was victorious . He got his revenge against Thomas of Lan ...
Page 513
... king had to be elected by the previous king's council of ministers . With the advent of strong kings , generally the election was merely a formality ; but in times of crisis there were real elections . The king was also the patron of ...
... king had to be elected by the previous king's council of ministers . With the advent of strong kings , generally the election was merely a formality ; but in times of crisis there were real elections . The king was also the patron of ...
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