We have now arrived at the commencement of the long dispute about the "overlordship". From Wordnik.com. [An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707)] Reference
The possession of Mantua was decisive of Italian destiny, for its holder could command a kind of overlordship in every little Italian state. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.)] Reference
Bayinnaung's overlordship accepted by most Shan states. From Wordnik.com. [3. Mainland Southeast Asia, 1500-1800] Reference
Westminster which acknowledged the overlordship of the English king. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1] Reference
He, too, planned to make himself independent of Manchu overlordship. From Wordnik.com. [A History of China] Reference
Thus the Croats never suffered the same long winter of overlordship. From Wordnik.com. [Sands of Empire] Reference
It is thus clear that Edward regarded the claim of the overlordship as a. From Wordnik.com. [An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707)] Reference
During this reign Bohemian overlordship over Upper Lusatia and Silesia was established. From Wordnik.com. [1. Bohemia] Reference
All the content of my mind seemed to be an absolute faith in the overlordship of the mind. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 11] Reference
Some of their able men had had to accept tenure of authority under the nominal overlordship of the. From Wordnik.com. [The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919] Reference
And you can go back to your dragon-chasing, my lord-while I go on to overlordship of the entire Council. From Wordnik.com. [The Elvenbane]
A Khmer revival in early 17th century was followed by a Thai overlordship of Cambodia in the 18th century. From Wordnik.com. [c. Cambodia] Reference
Zuwayza lacked Ortah's natural defenses, and had had to suffer some generations of Unkerlanter overlordship. From Wordnik.com. [Rulers of the Darkness]
"The internal dissensions of Europe went a long way toward making their overlordship weaker and more tolerable.". From Wordnik.com. [Pastwatch, the Redemtion of Christopher Columbus]
Staines the overlordship of Wessex extended across the river and reached within twenty miles of the Ouse at Bedford. From Wordnik.com. [Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter] Reference
They hoped by supporting one or another of the pretenders to gain overlordship over the whole of the southern empire. From Wordnik.com. [A History of China] Reference
James also attempted to establish his overlordship in Tlemcen and Bugia in North Africa, and to secure a hold in Tunis. From Wordnik.com. [5. Aragon] Reference
Otto's antiquarianism led him to a plan of reform through universal imperial overlordship independent of the German crown. From Wordnik.com. [981-82] Reference
Henceforth there was neither a Lombard menace nor the overlordship of the exarch to interfere with the rising papal monarchy. From Wordnik.com. [f. The Lombards and the Popes] Reference
It may have been because of this that Indra was able to supplant the overlordship of Varuna and become lord of the gods himself. From Wordnik.com. [Varuna] Reference
She defeated the Danes of York, who then submitted to her overlordship in 918 CE in return for defense from the Norse in Ireland. From Wordnik.com. [Medieval Women I Adore - Installment 1: Aethelflaed] Reference
They never submitted their necks to the Roman yoke, but they were forced to acknowledge the overlordship of some of the Saxon and. From Wordnik.com. [General History for Colleges and High Schools] Reference
Po-hai, ruled by Tunguses, in northern Korea, and the new Korean state of Kao-li, which liberated itself from Chinese overlordship in 919. From Wordnik.com. [A History of China] Reference
For the elite landholder, property automatically endowed him/her with regional powers of overlordship, office distribution, and patronage. From Wordnik.com. [From Heads of Household to Heads of State: The Preaccession Households of Mary and Elizabeth Tudor, 1516-1558] Reference
Danes south of the Humber, and had no claims to overlordship of any kind over the Northumbrian Danes and English; and (3) the place assigned. From Wordnik.com. [An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707)] Reference
Meantime the United Provinces, despairing of an English overlordship, were again making overtures to France for a Protectorate, or even annexation if. From Wordnik.com. [England under the Tudors] Reference
The Seljuq sultan, Malikshah (r. 1072 - 1092), imposed his overlordship upon the Qarakhanids in Ferghana, northern West Turkistan, Kashgar, and Khotan. From Wordnik.com. [The Historical Interaction between the Buddhist and Islamic Cultures before the Mongol Empire ��� 18 The Ghaznavids and Seljuqs] Reference
Socialism means high costs, inefficiency, the constant intrusion of political considerations, the damping down of enterprise, the overlordship of routine. From Wordnik.com. [Liberalism and the Challenges of Building an Open Society - Speech from from the Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs] Reference
His intention, no doubt, was to conquer China with the prince's aid, to remove the empress Wu, and to restore the T'ang dynasty -- but under Turkish overlordship!. From Wordnik.com. [A History of China] Reference
They are aware that a change of overlordship means simply that they will be doing the same work as before for new masters who treat them in the same manner as the old ones. From Wordnik.com. [Nineteen Eighty-four] Reference
It is not possible to speak dogmatically of either of the two great problems of the period -- the racial distribution of the country, and the Edwardian claims to overlordship. From Wordnik.com. [An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707)] Reference
It had never been closed, but it had been somewhat veiled by the neutral overlordship of the British Raj. From Wordnik.com. [The New World of Islam] Reference
The kind of competition which results in the defeat of the many and the overlordship of the ruthless few must go. From Wordnik.com. [My Life and Work] Reference
And Nitti and d'Annunzio agreed with these interested parties in opposing a solution other than the overlordship of Italy. From Wordnik.com. [The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2] Reference
It was a clear message to regional giant China that its recent moves to stake overlordship of the region would not go unchallenged. From Wordnik.com. [Domain-b Brand Dossier] Reference
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