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In 1320 the Declaration of Arbroath, a remonstrance to the Pope from the nobles of Scotland, helped convince Pope John XXII to overturn the earlier excommunication and nullify the various acts of submission by Scottish kings to English ones so that Scotland's sovereignty could be recognised by the major European dynasties.
The above is essentially the story of European, Christian dynasties and other nobility, also ' exported ' to their colonial and other overseas territories and otherwise adopted by rather westernized societies elsewhere ( e. g. Haiti ).
In China, however, there was no counterpart to the 19th century European explosion of revolution and romanticism The classic novels of the Ming and early Qing dynasties, represented a pinnacle not reached again.
Much of European political history is dominated by dynasties such as the Carolingians, the Capetians, the Bourbons, the Habsburgs, the Stuarts, the Hohenzollerns and the Romanovs.
Sovereigns of smaller states are typically styled with lesser titles of aristocracy such as Duke of a Duchy or Marquis rather than as hereditary sovereign Princes who do not ascend to kingship as in the European case of the Principality of Monaco, and dynasties which gained or lost significant territory might change the titles of successive rulers from sovereign to aristocratic titles or vice versa, either by self-designation of the ruler or through imposed entitlement from a conquering state.
The official name of the Qing Dynasty was " Great Qing " ( 大清 ), similar to other regimes or ruling dynasties in Chinese history ( for example, the official name for Ming Dynasty was " Great Ming "), but the name " China " was commonly used in diplomatic and international communications and treaties ( such as Treaty of Nanking ) signed between Qing Dynasty and foreign ( e. g. European ) countries, or along with " Great Qing ".
In 1763, the first edition of the Almanach de Gotha appeared, which detailed the ancestry of all of the reigning European dynasties and superseded all others as the standard work of reference.
It is one of very few containing symbolism adopted from ducal portrait seals rather than from coats of arms of dynasties, which is the case for most European countries.
Moreover, other deposed European dynasties ( e. g. Arenberg, Biron, Dadiani, Boncompagni-Ludovisi, Giray, Murat ) did not benefit vis-a-vis the almanac from a similar interpretation of their historical status.
His marriage policy not only shows the rising position of Premyslids among European dynasties ( Vratislaus's father Bretislaus had to abduct his wife Judith of Schweinfurt in 1019 ), but also set direction for his followers ( as to dynastic bonds to pursue towards Poland and Hungary ).
Dethroned European dynasties continued to enforce their house laws until after World War I, even though they had no legal authority to do so.
The Sadeler family were the largest, and probably the most successful of the dynasties of Flemish engravers that were dominant in Northern European printmaking in the later 16th and 17th centuries, as both artists and publishers.
* Apart from the participating European dynasties, the Empire of Russia also acknowledged the Mexican crown.
His book, Exodus to Arthur: Catastrophic Encounters with Comets ( Batsford, 1999 ), relates the findings of his tree-ring studies to a series of global environmental traumas over the past 4400 years that may mark events such as the biblical Exodus, the disasters which befell Egypt, collapses of Chinese dynasties, and the onset of the European Dark Ages.

European and usually
The result of this attitude has been the domination of many orthography conferences by such considerations as typographic ' esthetics ', which usually turns out to be nothing more than certain prejudices carried over from European languages.
The European season usually starts in late April or Early May and is usually over by mid October.
Unlike some of their continental European counterparts, the Monarch and her Governors-General in the Commonwealth realms hold significant " reserve " or " prerogative " powers, to be wielded in times of extreme emergency or constitutional crises usually to uphold parliamentary government.
Major metropolitan areas in most European countries are usually served by extensive commuter / suburban rail systems.
Mexican wolves in particular resemble some European wolves in stature, though their heads are usually broader, their necks thicker, their ears longer and their tails shorter.
During European Middle Ages, citizenship was usually associated with cities, see burgher, Grand Burgher ( German Großbürger ) and Bourgeoisie.
In most western countries, to become a qualified dentist one must usually complete at least four years of postgraduate study ; within the European Union the education has to be at least five years.
Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications ( Digital European Cordless Telecommunications ), usually known by the acronym DECT, is a digital communication standard, which is primarily used for creating cordless phone systems.
In national usage, national protocol usually demands the national flag takes precedence over the European flag ( which is usually displayed to the right of the national flag from the observer's perspective ).
Feudalism usually emerged as a result of the decentralization of an empire: especially in the Japanese and Carolingian ( European ) empires which both lacked the bureaucratic infrastructure necessary to support cavalry without the ability to allocate land to these mounted troops.
Actual, which in English is usually a synonym of " real ", has a different meaning in other European languages, in which it means " current " or " up-to-date ", and has the logical derivative as a verb, meaning " to make current " or " to update ".
The others usually begin with the world rushing to catastrophe, until people realise a better way of living: whether by mysterious gases from a comet causing people to behave rationally and abandoning a European war ( In the Days of the Comet ( 1906 )), or a world council of scientists taking over, as in The Shape of Things to Come ( 1933, which he later adapted for the 1936 Alexander Korda film, Things to Come ).
European harps in medieval and Renaissance times usually had a bray pin fitted to make a buzzing sound when a string was plucked.
They are chromatic instruments and are usually played in an East Asian harmonica orchestra instead of the " push-button " chromatic harmonica that is more common in the European / American tradition.
The Secretariat of the European Parliament is located in Luxembourg, but the Parliament usually meets in nearby Strasbourg.
Despite the European origin of the liberal arts college, the term liberal arts college usually denotes liberal arts colleges in the United States.
Also, under influence from orthography of European languages, transliterating of borrowed words into Arabic is usually done using vowels in place of diacritics, even when the latter is more suitable, and even when transliterating words from another Semitic language, such as Hebrew, a phenomenon augmented by the neglect of diacritics in most printed forms since the beginning of mechanical printing.
As an example, in many European countries serfs and peasants were obliged to perform around 45 days of military service per year without pay, usually during this campaign season when they were not required for agriculture.
While phrenologist usually claimed the superiority of the European race, they were often sympathetic to liberal causes including the antislavery movement, this sowed skepticism over phrenology among those who were pro-slavery.
Porsche Automobil Holding SE, usually shortened to Porsche () or Porsche SE, a Societas Europaea or European Public Company, is a German holding company with investments in the automotive industry.
* In the European Union, thinkers such as Habermas have advocated a Euro-patriotism, but patriotism in Europe is usually directed at the nation-state and often coincides with Euroscepticism.
Adventures, Monsters and Story of the games are usually drawn from legends of the respective mirrored region, although there are several cross-over exceptions, like the eastern European Baba Yaga that also appears in the first game.
While many Latin American countries have long since rendered the system officially illegal through legislation, usually at the time of their independence, prejudice based on degrees of perceived racial distance from European ancestry combined with one ’ s socioeconomic status remain, an echo of the colonial caste system.

European and awarded
The International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen was awarded in the year 2000 to the President of the United States, Bill Clinton, for his special personal contribution to cooperation with the states of Europe, for the preservation of peace, freedom, democracy and human rights in Europe, and for his support of the enlargement of the European Union.
The Sakharov Prize, which is awarded annually by the European Parliament for people and organizations dedicated to human rights and freedoms, is named in his honor.
The Sakharov Prize, established in 1988 and awarded annually by the European Parliament for people and organizations dedicated to human rights and freedoms, was named in his honor.
Punitive damages awarded in a US case would be difficult to get recognition for in a European court, where punitive damages are most likely to be considered to violate ordre public.
In 2012, he was awarded the Erasmus Prize, an annual award for a person who has made an exceptional contribution to European culture, society or social science, " for his ability to translate the cultural significance of science and technology to a broad audience.
The European Commission also announced that the 85 million euro contract for system support covering industrial services required by ESA for integration and validation of the Galileo system had been awarded to Thales Alenia Space.
He plunged into writing, speaking and lobbying the US Congress and European governments against Augusto Pinochet's regime, and soon became the leading voice of the Chilean resistance, preventing several loans ( especially from Europe ) from being awarded to the military government.
She was also awarded the European Film Award for Best Actress for the film in 2004.
The European Union Council on Tourism and Trade ( EUCTT ) has also awarded the nation as being " The Best Tourist Destination for 2012 ".
The importance of Latin education itself was paramount in Western culture: " from 1600 to 1900, the Latin school was at the center of European education, wherever it was found "; within that Latin school, Virgil was taught at the advanced level and, in 19th-century England, special editions of Virgil were awarded to students who distinguished themselves.
* On 11 December 1998, the European Council awarded him the title Honorary Citizen of Europe, a title which only Jean Monnet had received before.
After a tendering process the businesses were awarded as 12-year franchises, with Swanston Trams won by National Express Group PLC, a European mass passenger transport company, and the Yarra Trams business by MetroLink Victoria Pty Ltd, joint venture between French company Transdev and Australian company Transfield Services.
In 2005, Nature was awarded the European Science Fiction Society's Best Publisher award for the " Futures " series.
For example, punitive damages awarded to one party in a US case would be difficult to get recognition for in a European court, where punitive damages are most likely to be considered to violate ordre public.
In 2004 the city was awarded the title European Fortress City of the year.
The term laureate became associated with degrees awarded by European universities ( the term baccalaureate for the degree of bachelor reflects this idea ).
As a royal degree in rhetoric, poet laureate was awarded at European universities in the Middle Ages.
UEFA awarded Marseille a 3 – 0 victory and expelled Milan from all European competitions for the following season.
For this the model was awarded the coveted European Car of the Year Award in 1986, with very favourable praise from motoring journalists.
Again they would face Italian opposition, Juventus, who had won the Cup Winners ' Cup the previous season and had a team comprising many of Italy's 1982 World Cup winning team, and Michel Platini of France, winner of the Ballon d ' Or ( awarded to European footballer of the year ) in 1983, 1984 and 1985.
In 2010 the UB was awarded 175 national research grants and 17 European grants and participated in over 500 joint research projects with the business sector, generating an overall research income of 70 million euros.
In June 2010 the Federation of European Biochemical Societies awarded him the Theodor Bücher Medal for outstanding achievements in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Shortly after forming, Liberty received a legal challenge in the UK High Court from a funk R & B band, also called " Liberty ", who achieved success in the 1990s, including being awarded Capital Radio Band of the Year, playing Wembley Arena, European tours and the release of albums in the USA, Europe and UK.
Manchester City subsequently qualified through the extra place awarded to the Premier League for finishing as the highest placed team ( who hadn't already qualified for a European competition ) in the UEFA Fair Play League for 2007 – 08.

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