Regalian Right — ♦ The king s customary right to enjoy the estates, lay income and the patronage particularly ecclesiastical patronage pertaining to a bishopric while vacant. (Heath, Peter. Church and Realm, 1272 1461, 367) … Medieval glossary
Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… … Universalium
Hubert Walter — Infobox Archbishop of Canterbury Full name = Hubert Walter birth name = consecration = 29 May 1193 began = 7 November 1193 term end = 13 July 1205 predecessor = Reginald Fitz Jocelin successor = John de Gray birth date = c. 1160 death date = 12… … Wikipedia
Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… … Universalium
The Underland Chronicles — Merge|Gregor and the Code of Claw|Talk:The Underland Chronicles#Proposed merge|date=January 2008 The Underland Chronicles is a five part series of children’s books written by Suzanne Collins between 2003 and 2007. It tells the story of an eleven… … Wikipedia
France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… … Universalium
Ancien Régime — For the history of France in this period, see Early modern France. Kingdom of France Structure … Wikipedia
Ancien Régime in France — The Ancien Régime, a French term rendered in English as “Old Rule,” “Old Kingdom,” or simply “Old Regime,” refers primarily to the aristocratic, social and political system established in France from (roughly) the 15th century to the 18th century … Wikipedia
Mining and metallurgy in medieval Europe — The Middle Ages in Europe cover the time span from the 5th c. AD, marked by the decay of the Roman Empire, to the 16th c. AD, when social and economic factors shifted Europe towards the Modern Era. During the millennium between classical… … Wikipedia
Imperial State — An Imperial State or Imperial Estate (German singular: Reichsstand , plural: Reichsstände ) was an entity in the Holy Roman Empire with a vote in the Reichstag or Imperial Diet. Several states had no seats in the Empire, while some officials… … Wikipedia