Download or read book The Lord Lieutenants and Their Deputies written by Miles Jebb and published by History Press (SC). This book was released on 2007 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The office of Lord-Lieutenant for a county or area within the United Kingdom has existed for over four centuries. Today it provides a ceremonial presence for the Monarcy on a local basis, spreading a spirit of goodwill and the encouragement of benevolent activity. But in the past it constituted a powerful device by which the Monarch governed the country by means of indirect rule. In particular it was the Lieutenants who controilled the militias, the local defence forces which existed variously as military reserves, as police, and as forces of national unity. This militia was particularly significant in a country which was unusually late in acquiring a regular army. For much of their history the Lord-Lieutenants have also acted as Chief Magistrates, supervising the Justices of the Peace. These lay Justices, like the Lieutenants themselves, have never been salaried officials, serving without emoluments for the maintenance of law and order, albeit for long on a class-restricted basis. Through them the Lieutenants greatly influenced the political direction of their counties, steering their way between local pressures and the demands of national government. In this lively history, the first full-length work on its subject, Miles Jebb has traced the development of the Lieutenancies and their adapation towards the requirements of today, a story of progressive loss of real power but retention of social purpose. He has embellished it with numerous anecdotes about the aristocrats who held the office of Lieutenant together with their Deputies. A comprehensive list of all the Lieutenants in history, compiled by Sir John Sainty, is included as an appendix.

Download or read book Deputy Lieutenants Ireland Copies of Correspondence Between the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and the Lord Lieutenants of Counties on the Subject of the Dismissal of Deputy Lieutenants written by and published by . This book was released on 1843 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Deputy Lieutenants Ireland Copies of Correspondence Between the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and the Lord Lieutenants of Counties on the Subject of the Dismissal of Deputy Lieutenants written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons and published by . This book was released on 1843 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Office and Actions of the Lord Lieutenant in Tudor England written by Elizabeth Fuller Jackson and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Collection of Statutes Comprising All the Public Acts Civil and Criminal and Acts Relating to the Colonies Passed in 11 Geo IV and 1 2 and 3 Wil IV With Notes and an Index By A S Dowling written by England and published by . This book was released on 1832 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Perfect Militia written by Peter Leadbetter and published by Helion and Company. This book was released on 2021-10-15 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: War in Ukraine, Volume 3: Armed formations of the Luhansk People’s Republic, 2014–2022 focuses on the armed formations of the Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR), one of the two separatist entities in the east of Ukraine. This volume aims to provide an overview of their formation in 2014, status up to the end of February 2022 (with some observations on their activities since the launch of Russia’s ‘Special Military Operation’), and combat equipment, while also exploring issues around identity and symbology. Since their formation in the fighting in eastern Ukraine during 2014, the armed formations of the Luhansk People’s Republic have been slowly consolidated into a more integrated fighting force. However, key units still maintain individual identities and centres of power. One area of focus of the title will be the technological improvisation of the Luhansk People’s Republic, which includes the creation of hybrid armoured vehicles of types not seen elsewhere. The extensive visual propaganda culture around the armed formations of the Luhansk People’s Republic is also explored. War in Ukraine, Volume 3: Armed formations of the Luhansk People’s Republic, 2014–2022 also presents a wealth of unique visual material including unit patches, photographs, diagrams and maps, and will be of interest to anyone studying the conflict in Ukraine.

Download or read book The Maligned Militia written by Christopher L. Scott and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-09 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite its failure to unseat King James II, the Monmouth Rebellion had a profound influence upon English politics. In particular, it reignited the debate about whether the country should rely on a professional army under direct royal control or local country militias made up of part-time soldiers. King James favoured the former, and used criticism of the militia’s performance during the rebellion to support his argument. Contemporary commentators and historians alike all certainly seemed to agree that the king’s victory was won in spite of - not because of - the militia. But is this a fair judgement? Drawing upon a wealth of information gathered from personal accounts, private papers, letters, financial records, diaries and memoirs, this book revisits the events of 1685 to assess the militia’s performance in helping to defeat the so-called ’pitchfork rebellion’. Through an extensive investigation into the militia itself, its social composition, role, training, armament and leadership the study sets a benchmark for what could have been realistically expected of these part-time soldiers, and then sets this against the actual tasks that were asked of it in 1685. The results that emerge from this exercise paint a very different picture of the militia’s role in the rebellion than has hitherto been accepted by historians. Judged by these criteria, a convincing case is made that the militia was in fact an efficient military organisation according to contemporary expectations and demands made of it. Criticisms of it, it is argued, stem more from political expediency than impartial judgment. As well as being of interest to military and social historians, this book demonstrates the dangers to all historians of taking at face value contemporary comments. It shows how subtle and interlocking forces, that may at first glance appear unrelated, can work together to colour opinions of events and organisations.

Download or read book Silvered Wings written by John Severne and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2007-10-06 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Severne joined the RAF in 1944 and gained his wings two months after World War II ended. This book captures the author’s great passion for flying, whether it be in jet-fighters, light aircraft, helicopters or making model planes and gives details of his long a illustrious career. His first posting was to No 264 Night Fighter Squadron flying the de Havilland Mosquito. On a flying instructor’s course at the Central Flying School, he flew a Lancaster, Spitfire and his first jet – the Vampire. Posted to Germany as a flight commander on a Venom squadron, he was awarded an Air Force Cross for landing an aircraft that had caught fire. As a Squadron Leader, he became Equerry to the Duke of Edinburgh. Then followed a period as chief instructor on Britain’s first supersonic fighter, the English Electric Lightning. Later he became ‘Wing Commander Ops’ at the joint HQ of Middle East Command where he was involved in counter-terrorist operations in Aden. As Station Commander of RAF Kinloss, he was responsible for the introduction of the Nimrod in 1971 and at the height of the Cold War when these new anti-submarine aircraft were a vital part of Britain’s defense.

Download or read book Lex Constitutionis or the Gentleman s Law being a treatise of all the laws and statutes relating to the King and the prerogative of the crown the nobility and House of Lords House of Commons Also an introduction to the common law of England with respect to tenures of lands descents etc written by Giles Jacob and published by . This book was released on 1737 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book A New Guide for Constables Headboroughs Tythingmen Church wardens Overseers and Collectors for the Poor Surveyors for Amending the Highways and Bridges written by J. P. (Gent.) and published by . This book was released on 1692 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The English Militia in the Eighteenth Century written by J. R. Western and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-11-06 with total page 535 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1965, The English Militia in the Eighteenth Century directs light on English politics and government, through studying the militia, from the Restoration to the days of the younger Pritt. The militia occupied a significant place both in the quarrels between king and parliament in the later seventeenth century and in the struggle for power between the elder Pitt and the Duke of Newcastle. Raised and officered by the county and parish authorities, its maintenance constantly posed the problem of how to harness the machinery of local government to national purposes. The gentry had to be induced to help and the militia, like other institutions national and local, was shaped by the fashion and extent to which they responded. The book will be of interest to students of history, political science, and literature.

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Download or read book Report of the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts written by Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A New Guide for Constables Headboroughs Tythingmen Containing whatsoever may be useful to them in the execution of their offices Collected by J P Gent written by J. P. (Gent.) and published by . This book was released on 1709 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Parliamentary History of England from the Earliest Period to the Year 1803 written by Great Britain. Parliament and published by . This book was released on 1813 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: