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God's Peace and King's Peace

The Laws of Edward the Confessor

By: Bruce R. O'Brien

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God's Peace and King's Peace

The Laws of Edward the Confessor

By: Bruce R. O'Brien

Sometime before the middle of the twelfth century, an anonymous English writer composed the Leges Edwardi, a treatise purporting to contain the laws that had been in force under the Anglo-Saxon King Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), cousin of William the Conqueror. The laws were said to have been spoken to William shortly after the Conquest by "English nobles who were wise men and learned in their law," recounting "the rules of their laws and customs" for the invading Norman king. When they had finished, the king wondered whether it might not be better for all of them to live under the law of his Viking ancestors; the English, however, protested that they preferred to live by their own preconquest laws. The king acquiesced, and thus, goes the story, were the laws of King Edward the Confessor authorized. Looking through the lens of this important—if spurious—treatise, God's Peace and King's Peace offers the first ground-level view of English law during the century in which the common law was born. Bruce R. O'Brien compares the Leges Edwardi to other memorials of legal policy and practice from before and after 1066, in both Normandy and England, and advances conclusions about the treatises' reliability on specific points of law. He also shows how the Laws of Edward the Confessor, taken as a record of English law at the conquest, came to be used as authoritative evidence behind the Magna Carta that the king was under the law, and how it was eventually declared a notorious forgery by seventeenth-century antiquaries and Enlightenment historians.

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322

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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ISBN 10

151280522X

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9781512805222

Pandolfini's Chess Complete

The Most Comprehensive Guide to the Game, from History to Strategy

By: Bruce Pandolfini

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Pandolfini's Chess Complete

The Most Comprehensive Guide to the Game, from History to Strategy

By: Bruce Pandolfini

The perfect, and necessary, addition to any personal chess library, Pandolfini's Chess Complete is a comprehensive, accessible reference. National Master Bruce Pandolfini has covered every aspect of the game, from chessboard and pieces to history and strategy, and has responded to virtually any possible question or situation that could arise.

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260

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Simon and Schuster

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067170186X

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9780671701864

Creating Stories That Connect

A Pastor's Guide to Storytelling

By: D. Bruce Seymour

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Creating Stories That Connect

A Pastor's Guide to Storytelling

By: D. Bruce Seymour

This innovative book helps pastors and teachers enhance their teaching with original, audience appropriate stories--the way Jesus did! Bruce Seymour explains how such stories work, when to use them, and how to create them.

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Kregel Academic

ISBN 10

0825494435

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9780825494437

Debating Southern History

Ideas and Action in the Twentieth Century

By: Bruce Clayton,John A. Salmond

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Debating Southern History

Ideas and Action in the Twentieth Century

By: Bruce Clayton,John A. Salmond

Noted historians Bruce Clayton and John Salmond explore the mind of the "new South", from the pivotal 1920s to the tempestuous '60s.

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212

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Rowman & Littlefield

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ISBN 10

0847694143

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9780847694143

Shotokan's Secret

The Hidden Truth Behind Karate's Fighting Origins

By: Bruce D. Clayton

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Shotokan's Secret

The Hidden Truth Behind Karate's Fighting Origins

By: Bruce D. Clayton

Reveals the origins and purpose of the art of shotokan. This book describes how karate was invented by the world's only unarmed bodyguards to protect the world's only unarmed king, the king of Okinawa, against Americans.

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334

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Black Belt Communications

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0897501446

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9780897501446

The Arthurian Name Dictionary

By: Christopher W. Bruce

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The Arthurian Name Dictionary

By: Christopher W. Bruce

A comprehensive encyclopedia of characters, places, objects, and themes found in the legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round table. Draws from all significant source between Gildas' De Excidio Britanniae written about 540 AD and Tennyson's 19th-century Idylls of the King, including versions from throughout Europe. The entries range from a short identifying sentence to nearly ten pages for the king himself. Each is referenced to a source, which are presented in a endtable showing author and tit date, form, and langua description; keywords from the entries; and recent editions, a vital bit of information such references usually neglect. The cross-referencing is fairly good, often done as a full entry identifying a name as a variant of another, so the lack of an index is not a problem. Distributed in the US by Taylor and Francis. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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624

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Taylor & Francis

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0815328656

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9780815328650

Pandolfini's Endgame Course

Basic Endgame Concepts Explained by America's Leading Chess Teacher

By: Bruce Pandolfini

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Pandolfini's Endgame Course

Basic Endgame Concepts Explained by America's Leading Chess Teacher

By: Bruce Pandolfini

Analyzes a variety of endgames, discusses strategy, and looks at confrontations between unlike pieces.

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324

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Simon and Schuster

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0671656880

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9780671656881

Youthwalk Devotional Bible

By: Bruce Wilkinson

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Youthwalk Devotional Bible

By: Bruce Wilkinson

260 daily devotions printed with Scripture readings for each day. Two-color design and presentation page make it ideal for gift giving, Fifteen full-color 'Hot Topic' pages address important issues for ages.

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1468

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Zondervan Publishing Company

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0310900336

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9780310900337

Book's by Bruce King

God's Peace and King's Peace

God's Peace and King's Peace

Pandolfini's Chess Complete

Pandolfini's Chess Complete

Creating Stories That Connect

Creating Stories That Connect

Debating Southern History

Debating Southern History

Shotokan's Secret

Shotokan's Secret

The Arthurian Name Dictionary

The Arthurian Name Dictionary

Pandolfini's Endgame Course

Pandolfini's Endgame Course

Youthwalk Devotional Bible

Youthwalk Devotional Bible

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