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John's and reforms
John's judicial reforms had a lasting, positive impact on the English common law system, as well as providing an additional source of revenue.
John's reforms of the army and financial system revived for a while the strength of the Empire, which held its own successfully against its foreign enemies.
Walter continued to enjoy the support of Richard's brother John, and it was during John's reign that a number of Walter's administrative reforms took place, although how much royal initiative was behind the innovations is unknown, given John's interest in government and administration.

John's and were
There were four from St. John's and four from Christ's, three from Pembroke, and two from each of the colleges, Jesus, Peterhouse, Queens', and Trinity, with Caius, Clare, King's, Magdalene, and Sidney supplying one each in the ordo senioritatis.
He also argues that John's " poor " Greek is a literary device since Galileans were known to have excellent Greek.
Both the colonies of Nova Scotia ( present-day Nova Scotia and New Brunswick ) and St. John's Island ( Prince Edward Island ) were affected by the American Revolutionary War, largely by privateering against American shipping, but several coastal communities were also the targets of American raiders.
Among these were: Commentaries on the Old Testament, Thesaurus, Discourse Against Arians Commentary on St. John's Gospel, and Dialogues on the Trinity.
In St. John's, individuals violating a 1775 law banning hunting the Great Auk for its feathers or eggs were publicly flogged, though hunting for use as fishing bait was still permitted.
A crypt and relics said to be John's and mentioned in 11th and 16th century manuscripts, were discovered in 1969 during restoration of the Church of St. Macarius at the Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great in Scetes, Egypt ; Additional relics are claimed to reside in Gandzasar Monastery's Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, in Nagorno Karabakh ;
Contemporary chroniclers were mostly critical of John's performance as king, and his reign has since been the subject of significant debate and periodic revision by historians from the 16th century onwards.
After Richard's death on 6 April 1199 there were two potential claimants to the Angevin throne: John, whose claim rested on being the sole surviving son of Henry II, and young Arthur of Brittany, who held a claim as the son of Geoffrey, John's elder brother.
John's financial situation was tenuous: once factors such as the comparative military costs of materiel and soldiers were taken into account, Philip enjoyed a considerable, although not overwhelming, advantage of resources over John.
The resulting social pressures were complicated by bursts of deflation that resulted from John's military campaigns.
This intensified under John's rule, with many lesser nobles arriving from the continent to take up positions at court ; many were mercenary leaders from Poitou.
Numerous barons were subjected to John's malevolentia, even including William Marshal, a famous knight and baron normally held up as a model of utter loyalty.
It was common for kings and nobles of the period to keep mistresses, but chroniclers complained that John's mistresses were married noblewomen, which was considered unacceptable.
None of John's known illegitimate children were born after he remarried, and there is no actual documentary proof of adultery after that point, although John certainly had female friends amongst the court throughout the period.
Within a few months of John's return, rebel barons in the north and east of England were organising resistance to his rule.
These historians were generally unsympathetic to John's behaviour under Richard's rule, but slightly more positive towards the very earliest years of John's reign.
Reliable accounts of the middle and later parts of John's reign are more limited, with Gervase of Canterbury and Ralph of Coggeshall writing the main accounts ; neither of them were positive about John's performance as king.
Tudor historians were generally favourably inclined towards the king, focusing on John's opposition to the Papacy and his promotion of the special rights and prerogatives of a king.
By the Victorian period in the 19th century historians were more inclined to draw on the judgements of the chroniclers and to focus on John's moral personality.
These historians were often inclined to see John's reign, and his signing of Magna Carta in particular, as a positive step in the constitutional development of England, despite the flaws of the king himself.
Most historians today, including John's recent biographers Ralph Turner and Lewis Warren, argue that John was an unsuccessful monarch, but note that his failings were exaggerated by 12th-and 13th-century chroniclers.

John's and less
John's mother died not long after his marriage, and there was even less Cooper money left.
John's behaviour after his second marriage to Isabella is less clear, however.
John Gillingham, author of a major biography of Richard I, follows this line too, although he considers John a less effective general than do Turner or Warren ; Bradbury takes a moderate line, but suggests that in recent years modern historians have been overly lenient towards John's numerous faults.
Unfortunately, John's reign is less well covered by contemporary sources than those of either his father, Alexios I, or his son, Manuel I.
In one study, St John's wort was not found to be effective for patients suffering from dysthymia, a less severe and more chronic variety of depression.
St John's wort was found to be less effective than placebo, in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome.
In 1990 the tuition and fee's at St. John's was less than half of that at schools like NYU and Columbia.
Other less frequently mentioned dates were Good Friday, January 1 ( day of Jesus ' circumcision ), June 23 ( St. John's Day ), December 21 ( St. Thomas ), and Corpus Christi.
The Court of Wards ordered the sale of the best of Sir John's lands to pay his debts, with several sales commissioners picking up choice properties at £ 20, 000 less than their market value, a circumstance which led Cooper to hate the Court of Wards as a corrupt institution.
However, part of the White Company's reputation was built upon the fact that Sir John's men were far less likely to desert in dangerous situations than other mercenaries and Hawkwood soon grew much richer than many other condottieri.
But Paul's discussion of the Cross differs from John's in being less about how it reveals God's glory and more about how it becomes the stumbling block that turns our minds back to God.
* Geoffrey La Tor or Geoffrey le Tort, and James of Ibelin, John's son, independently wrote very small treatises, much less important than the larger works of Philip and John.
Sir John's own finances were less substantial than those of his wife, however, and long after his death it fell to Devorguilla to confirm the foundation, with the blessing of the same Bishop as well as the University hierarchy.

John's and popular
Apart from Captain Beefheart and some of Dr. John's early output, there was little precedent in popular music.
Canterbury Quad, St John's College, Oxford: The entrance to the Great Lawn and Groves, which were not, despite popular legend, landscaped by Capability Brown
Festa Junina was introduced to Northeastern Brazil by the Portuguese for whom St John's day ( also celebrated as Midsummer Day in several European countries ), on 24 June, is one of the oldest and most popular celebrations of the year.
It also had a strong religious theme, with John's dealings with the First of the Fallen, and some storylines, such as the relationship between an angel, Tali, and a succubus demon, Ellie, would go on to be used again as a major plot device in Preacher, one of his most popular works.
Portuguese St. John's Day, brought to Brazil during colonial times, has become a popular event that is celebrated during a period that starts one week before St. Anthony's Day ( June 12 ) and ends after St. Peter's Day ( June 29 ).
Festa Junina was introduced to Northeastern Brazil by the Portuguese for whom St John's day ( also celebrated as Midsummer Day in several European countries ), on the 24th of June, is one of the oldest and most popular celebrations of the year.
Festa Junina was introduced to Northeastern Brazil by the Portuguese for whom St John's day ( also celebrated as Midsummer Day in several European countries ), on 24 June, is one of the oldest and most popular celebrations of the year.
He claimed authority over the fish stations at St. John's and proceeded to levy a tax on the fishermen from several countries who worked this popular area near the Grand Banks of Newfoundland.
In recent years, St. John's has become a popular stop for cruise ships originating from ports in Canada, the United States and Europe.
This practice is called " ponding ", and it marks someone's birthday. A view of the crossroads at St. Mary's and the infamous St. John's Pond, a popular spot for students to be " ponded " on their birthday.
They are first found together in 1203, as co-commanders of the garrison at the major fortress of Vaudreuil in Normandy ; they were responsible for surrendering the castle without a fight to Philip II of France, fatally weakening the English position in northern France, but although popular opinion seems to have blamed them for the capitulation, a royal writ is extant stating that the castle was surrendered at King John's command, and both Saer and Fitzwalter had to endure personal humiliation and heavy ransoms at the hands of the French.
Oddly, one of its most popular music blocks in the late 1970s was " Golden Sundays ", a rock & roll oldies show ( 8-10pm ) originating live from Timothy John's restaurant in Sandy Springs.
St. John's Anglican Church, an 1862 Gothic Revival bluestone church, designed by William Wardell, dominates the skyline of Toorak, with its sandstone spire and is one of the most popular churches for weddings in Melbourne.
Also in this area is Captain John's Harbour Boat Restaurant, a permanently docked cruise ship that serves as a restaurant popular with tourists and the Redpath Sugar Building which remains an industrial site.
There is also a forest known as the sanctuary ( in St. John's Estates ); the bush runs along the creek and goes down in to a camp site that at one time was quite popular.
Also starring on the show were several popular actors including: Guy Williams as Prof. John Robinson, June Lockhart as John's wife, Maureen Robinson, Mark Goddard as Dr. Smith's long-suffering / handsome space adversary, Maj. Don West, and Angela Cartwright as middle child, Penny Robinson, including a couple unfamiliar stars such as: Marta Kristen as John's and Maureen's older child, Judy Robinson and Bill Mumy as John's and Maureen's younger child and friend of Dr. Smith, Will Robinson.
Festa Junina was introduced to Northeastern Brazil by the Portuguese for whom St John's day ( also celebrated as Midsummer Day in several European countries ), on the 24th of June, is one of the oldest and most popular celebrations of the year.
His charming disposition rendered him extremely popular, and when he died a monument was erected to his memory ( C Lucchesi sculptor, J W Simpson, architect ) in St John's Wood, near to where he dwelt.
The Bonfires of Saint John (, Catalan: Fogueres de Sant Joan, Galician: Noite de San Xoán ) is a popular festival celebrated around Saint John's day's eve ( 23 June ) throughout many cities and towns in Spain ; the largest one takes place in Alicante ( Alacant ), where it is considered the most important festival in the city.
Mieres ’ most popular and important festival St. John's Bonfire ( La Foguera de San Juan ) occurs every June 24's eve, and is high-lighted by a huge bonfire, cultural events, dancing, outdoor concerts, fireworks, al fresco dining and drinking.
He was popular at conventions during the time he worked as a travelling businessman and owner of John Clouston Ltd. of St. John's, Newfoundland.
They wrote the popular " La goualante du pauvre Jean " (" Poor John's Song / Complaint "), which, translated as " The Poor People of Paris " because of a confusion between " pauvre Jean " and " pauvre gens ", became the first French song to hit number one on the American and British record charts.

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