Council of State
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Council of State, 1649–60. After the execution of Charles I and the abolition of the monarchy, the
Rump Parliament in February 1649 gave executive power to a Council of State of 41 members. It contained three peers, a number of lawyers including
Bradshaw, and senior army officers such as
Cromwell,
Fairfax, and Philip Skippon. When Cromwell became lord protector in December 1653 he was given a council of 21 under the
Instrument of Government. Though it had less power than its predecessor, Cromwell complained that he was in toils.
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SAINTS' LIVES AND THE RHETORIC OF GENDER: MALE AND FEMALE IN MEROVINGIAN HAGIOGRAPHY.(Review)
Magazine article from: First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life; 12/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...LIVES AND THE RHETORIC OF GENDER: MALE AND FEMALE IN MEROVINGIAN HAGIOGRAPHY. By JOHN KITCHEN. Oxford University...overwhelmed by the abundance and sheer beauty of the art, architecture, music, and literature created in the name of the...
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Lawyer in 'Da Vinci Code' case in Britain says ideas too general for copyright
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 2/28/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...into the arcane world of Templars, Merovingians and characters such as Pepin the Fat...They say Brown "appropriated the architecture" of their book, which explores theories...The book's mix of code-breaking, art history, religion and mystical lore...to restore Jesus' descendants _ the Merovingian ...
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'Da Vinci' Lawyer Says Ideas Too General
News Wire article from: AP Online; 2/28/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...into the arcane world of Templars, Merovingians and characters such as Pepin the Fat...They say that Brown "appropriated the architecture" of their book, which explores theories...The book's mix of code-breaking, art history, religion and mystical lore...to restore Jesus' descendants _ the ...
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'Da Vinci Code' defended against copyright claim
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 3/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...into the arcane world of Templars, Merovingians and characters such as Pepin the Fat...They say that Brown "appropriated the architecture" of their book, which explores theories...The book's mix of code-breaking, art history, religion and mystical lore...restore Jesus' descendants — the ...
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Ideas general, not protected, 'Da Vinci Code' lawyer says
Newspaper article from: Charleston Gazette; 3/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...into the arcane world of Templars, Merovingians and characters such as Pepin the Fat...They say that Brown "appropriated the architecture" of their book, which explores theories...The book's mix of code-breaking, art history, religion and mystical lore...to restore Jesus' descendants - the ...
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In Tournai, The Notre-Dame Cathedral-an Architectural Rarity
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 12/18/1988; ; 700+ words
; ...Belgian medieval church architecture. Tournai, which sits...arrays of Romanesque architecture. In the earliest centuries...become a prosperous arts, religious and commercial...Gaul and founded the Merovingian Dynasty. Caught in...copy the latest fad in architecture, the early 13th...
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Dan Brown. The Da Vinci Code.(Book Review)
Newspaper article from: Phi Kappa Phi Forum; 9/22/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...remains unclear, but it is rumored to involve the Merovingian dynasty and the quest for the Holy Grail. I realize...itself, Brown demonstrates not only knowledge of art, art history, and architecture but also a talent at weaving it all together into...
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Judge Rules in Favor of 'Da Vinci' Writer
News Wire article from: AP Online; 4/7/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...blockbuster "appropriated the architecture" of Baigent and Leighs 1982...blockbuster "appropriated the architecture" of their 1982 book. In...mysticism, code-breaking and art history has won millions of...the Knights Templar, the Merovingian dynasty allegedly descended...
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Jesus in America.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: U.S. News & World Report; 12/22/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...historical events, treasured works of art, and fanciful interpretations. Holding...child who went on to found France's Merovingian dynasty. These "truths," the novel...that all "descriptions of artwork, architecture, documents, and secret rituals in this...
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Judge to give ruling in copyright infringement case against 'Da Vinci Code' publisher
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 4/7/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Brown's blockbuster "appropriated the architecture" of Baigent and Leigh's 1982 nonfiction...murder, mysticism, code-breaking and art history has won millions of fans...warrior order the Knights Templar, the Merovingian dynasty allegedly descended from Jesus...
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Merovingian art and architecture
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Merovingian art and architecture . This period is named for Merovech...dynasty (c.AD 500-AD 751). The Merovingian period was marked by the gradual...types of enamelwork and metalwork. Merovingian architecture, monumental sculpture...
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Christian art and architecture
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Christian art and architecture see especially the survey articles on Early Christian art and architecture , Byzantine art and architecture , Coptic art , Merovingian art and architecture , Carolingian architecture...
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French art
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...See also French architecture . Early History Artistic...as to the Christian art of the subsequent periods (see Merovingian art and architecture...Carolingian architecture and art ). The Romanesque...illumination and the minor arts at several monastic...
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Carolingian architecture and art
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Carolingian architecture and art art forms and structures created by the...change appeared in Western culture and art, a change that later reached its...abandoned the small boxlike shapes of the Merovingian period and used instead spacious basilicas...
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French architecture
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
French architecture structures created in...including Early Christian, Merovingian, and Carolingian buildings...Romanesque architecture and art , Gothic architecture and art ). Many superb medieval...revival of classical art and architecture during...Eacute;cole des ...
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