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History and Genealogies of the Families of Miller, Woods, Harris, Wallace, Maupin, Oldham, Kavanaugh, and Brown (illustrated)
- With Interspersions of Notes of the Families of Dabney, Reid, Martin, Broaddus, Gentry, Jarman, Jameson, Ballard, Mullins, Mich
(Paperback)
William Harris Miller
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R1,128
Discovery Miles 11 280
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A multi-disciplinary approach to two of the most important legal
institutions of the Middle Ages. The wars waged by the English in
France during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries led to the
need for judicial agencies which could deal with disputes that
arose on land and sea, beyond the reach of indigenous laws. This
led to the jurisdictional development of the Courts of Chivalry and
Admiralty, presiding over respectively heraldic and maritime
disputes. They were thus of considerable importance in the Middle
Ages; but they have attracted comparatively little scholarly
attention. The essays here examine their officers, proceedings and
the wider cultural and political context in which they had
jurisdiction and operated in later medieval Western Europe. They
reveal similarities in personnel, institutions and outlook, as well
as in the issues confronting rulers in territories across Europe.
They also demonstrate how assertions of sovereignty and challenges
to judicial competence were inextricably linked to complex
political agendas; and that both military and maritime law were
international in reach because they were underpinned by
trans-national customs and the principles and procedures of
Continental civil law. Combininglaw with military and maritime
history, and discussing the art and material culture of chivalric
disputes as well as their associated heraldry, the volume provides
fresh new insights into an important area of medieval life and
culture. ANTHONY MUSSON is Head of Research at Historic Royal
Palaces; NIGEL RAMSAY is Honorary Senior Research Associate in the
Department of History at University College London. Contributors:
Andrew Ayton, Richard Barber, John Ford, Laurent Hablot, Thomas K.
Heeboll-Holm, Julian Luxford, Ralph Moffat, Philip Morgan, Bertrand
Schnerb, Anne F. Sutton, Lorenzo Tanzini.
It's said a picture is worth a thousand words, but if you really
want to see into the lives of your British Isles ancestors, find
them in the census. This book will show you how. Accredited
Genealogist Echo King leads you step-by-step through these
essential records and explains everything from how British
census-taking began to how you can use the census to uncover
details that will enrich your family story. Whether you are new to
family history or you are a seasoned veteran, Finding Answers in
British Isles Census Records has something for you.
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Park of Kentucky, 1747-1929; Biographical Sketches and Genealogy of the Descendants of Ebenezer Park, Pioneer, of Madison County, Kentucky; With Brief Notices of the Allied Families
- Benton, Boian, Campbell, Chenault, Clark, Cobb, Covington, ...
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Nell Park 1891- Gum
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R521
Discovery Miles 5 210
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