Henry de Bracton Quotes
The king has no equal within his realm.
Henry de Bracton, 1210-1268, English Jurist, Treatise on the Laws and Customs of England, 1250
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England had, under Henry VIII, left the Roman Catholic Church where the King replaced the Pope as head of the English Church. Henry’s successors then had to organize and manage the national Christian church. James was discussing the hierarchy of the Church of England and there was a suggestion that Bishops be eliminated and have every priest directly responsible to the crown. Bishops would be powerful figures who might form a power center. (They did later). However, King James I observed that the King is God’s choice and rules by divine right. So there had to be bishops to crown kings. The bishoprics were retained.
Many American colonists had relatives and friends in England, and Paine argued that American independence would help and not het the English people.
The king would often walk alone or with only a few companions. His brother expressed concern about exposing the royal person to risk.
Sir Walter was imprisoned in the Tower of London for 13 years, during which time he turned to historical pursuits.
She was Queen of Scotland and claimed the English throne as well. While Elizabeth I was on the throne of England, Mary claimed that the court had no jurisdiction over an absolute monarch. Her son was in France at the time but eventually succeeded to the Scottish throne as James VI and the English throne as James I.
As soon as the king dies, his successor is immediately vested in the rights, duties, and prerogatives of the king.
The priest had come to the Empress to complain about the debauchery of her Prime Minister and made the error of describing him as the first man of the empire. The story may be apocryphal but it illustrates the character of the Empress. The source of the exact words are given in the historical novel, Luise Muhlbach, Joseph II. and His Court
Henry of Bracton, also Henry de Bracton, also Henricus Bracton, or Henry Bratton also Henry Bretton (c. 1210 – c. 1268) was an English cleric and jurist.
