More profound and more disturbing, however, is the moral isolation of Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe.

The advice given by the Cabinet is, in order to ensure the stability of government, typically binding ; both the Queen and her viceroy, however, may in exceptional circumstances invoke the reserve powers, which remain the Crown's final check against a ministry's abuse of power, this was last fully exercised in 1932, when Sir Philip Game dismissed Premier Jack Lang.

Eventually, however, under Charles V and then Philip II, the Burgundian Netherlands became part of the Habsburg empire ruled from Spain.

Philip had not reckoned with Isambour, however ; she insisted that the marriage had been consummated, and that she was his wife and the rightful Queen of France.

Mary's reign, however, introduced a new coining system that would be used until the 18th century, and her marriage to Philip II created new trade routes for England.

By the end of the year, however, Madrid was recovered by an army led by King Philip V and the Duke of Berwick ( the illegitimate son of James II of England, serving in the French army ).

In order, however, to obtain his recognition as count, Fulk IV Réchin ( 1068 – 14 April 1109 ) had to carry on a long struggle with his barons, to cede Gâtinais to King Philip I, and to do homage to the count of Blois for Touraine.

As Celestine's representative, Philip should have had primacy ; however, because Philip was not a bishop, he could not preside over the council.

In 1299, the French proposed a marriage alliance between Philip IV of France's sister Blanche and Albert I of Germany's son Rudolf, with Alsace to be the dowry ; however, the deal never came off.

The latter however defeated Philip in the two succeeding battles.

Isocrates once wrote to Philip that if he defeated Persia, there was nothing left for him to do but to become a god ; and Demades proposed that Philip be regarded as the thirteenth god ; however, there is no clear evidence that Philip was raised to the divine status accorded his son Alexander.

Bartholomew is listed among the Twelve Apostles of Christ in the three Synoptic gospels: Matthew, Mark, and Luke, and also appears as one of the witnesses of the Ascension ,; however each time he is named in the company of Philip.

Markward of Annweiler, however, with the support of Henry's brother, Philip of Swabia, reclaimed the regency for himself and invaded the Kingdom of Naples.

Despite the fact that Cyprus and Jerusalem did not bar succession in female line, Philip however took those claims and used those titles as well.

The negotiations petered out, however, due to power struggles in England, and the preference of Charles ' father, Philip the Good, for a French alliance.

The last Spanheim duke was Ulrich III ; he at first signed an inheritance treaty with his brother Archbishop Philip of Salzburg, who however could not prevail against the Bohemian king Ottokar II Přemysl.

She did, however, greet a numbers of Canada's Royal Family, including the Queen and her husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh ; The Queen Mother ; and Prince Andrew and Sarah, Duchess of York.

John Philip Sousa, however, tended to use practically seamless phrasing.

Philip, however, was not entitled to that inheritance ; the rightful heiress was Louis X's surviving daughter, the future Joan II of Navarre, the heir general of Joan I of Navarre.

Philip soon experienced a reversal, however, as the French camp was hit hard by an epidemic of dysentery.

The majority of the nobility, however, refused to attend, there were demonstrations in Champagne, Artois and Burgundy and Philip called a rapid assembly of the nobility on 2 February in Paris.

Edward had not given homage to Louis X, and initially declined to do so to Philip, who had a reputation as being more favourable to the English than Louis X.

In the March 2011 PBS pledge drive programming special Behind the Britcoms: from Script to Screen hosted by Moira Brooker and Philip Bretherton, the series creator / producer revealed that Jean Simmons had declined the first offer of the role of ' Jean ' ( which was written with her in mind ) due to her reluctance to uproot her sunny life — specifically mentioning her dogs, garden, and family — in California.

Early in his reign, Philip would be woken by Olivares in the morning to discuss the day's affairs and would meet with him twice more during the day, although later this routine declined until the king would hold only one short meeting on policy with Olivares each day.

Henry initially sought to recover territory lost to Castile by assisting the revolt of Philip, brother of Alfonso X of Castile, in 1270, but eventually declined, preferring to establish an alliance with Castile through the marriage of his son Theobald to Violant of Castile, daughter of Alfonso X.

* Philip ( d. 1226 ), Marquis of Namur, who declined the offer of the crown of the Latin Empire

Later, in November 1947, she allegedly declined to attend the wedding of her niece, The Princess Elizabeth, to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten to protest the fact that the Duke of Windsor had not been invited.

Sales declined in the 1950s, and in 1963 the company was sold to Philip Morris.

With independent religious leanings, Philip Doddridge declined offers which would have led him into the Anglican ministry or a career in law ; and in 1719 chose instead to enter the Dissenting academy at Kibworth in Leicestershire.

* Philip ( d. 1226 ), Marquis of Namur, who declined the offer of the crown of the Latin Empire

At the international level, O ' Neill and O ' Donnell had offered themselves as vassals of King Philip II of Spain in late 1595, and suggested that Archduke Albert might be crowned Prince of Ireland, which was declined.

The advances of Philip, though he declined to do anything prejudicial to the Protestant cause, were welcomed by the Emperor.

He was not among the players initially selected to the Pro Bowl, although he was offered an injury-replacement selection when Philip Rivers was forced to withdraw ( which he declined ).

" Philip Cheah, the director of the film festival, said that he saw the documentary, but declined to comment on its contents.

Life peerages were also offered to members of the royal family with new hereditary peerages, but declined: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh ; Charles, Prince of Wales ; Prince Andrew, Duke of York ; Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex.

But the situation in France had deteriorated, the religious strife between Huguenots and Catholics flaring up again, and Henri did not feel strong enough to defy Philip, so he declined the honor.

After the victory over the French at St. Quentin, ' the sight of the battlefield gave Philip a permanent distaste for war '; he declined to pursue his advantage, withdrawing to the Spanish Netherlands to the north, where he had been the Governor since 1555.

Philip declined the offer, because he thought it was against Biblical and Canon Law to marry the sister of a deceased wife.

Prince Philip was also given one as a gift during Queen Elizabeth II's visit to Ireland but declined to keep the gift.

As his father's health declined, he took over more and more responsibility for the direction of Armour & Co. His younger brother, Philip, Jr., died in 1900.

When the 1580 crisis of succession ushered in the Iberian Union in Portugal, the island initially supported António of Crato, but with pressure from Philip II of Spain in the Azores, António declined even to disembark in Santa Maria.

In response, an alliance was forged by the British Secretary of State, Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, with France and the Netherlands ; when Philip did finally lay siege to Gibraltar, Austria declined to intervene against the powerful alliance, and Spain was left alone once again.

Ultimately, Philip II of Spain gained control of the country, uniting the Portuguese and Spanish Crowns in the Iberian Union, a personal union that would last for 60 years, during which time the Portuguese Empire declined.

There have been previous attempts to adapt Mortal Engines, but Philip Reeve declined the offers, as he was afraid that they would change the book too much.