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"intuition and imagination and intelligence"
At least, genetically.
In December 1483, Richard instituted what later became known as the Court of Requests, a court to which poor people who could not afford legal representation could apply for their grievances to be heard.[160] He also improved bail in January 1484, to protect suspected felons from imprisonment before trial and to protect their property from seizure during that time.[161][162] He founded the College of Arms in 1484,[114][115] he banned restrictions on the printing and sale of books,[163] and he ordered the translation of the written Laws and Statutes from the traditional French into English.[164] During his reign, Parliament ended the arbitrary benevolence (a device by which Edward IV raised funds),[165][166] made it punishable to conceal from a buyer of land that a part of the property had already been disposed of to somebody else,[167] required that land sales be published,[167] laid down property qualifications for jurors, restricted the abusive Courts of Piepowders,[168] regulated cloth sales,[169] instituted certain forms of trade protectionism,[170][171] prohibited the sale of wine and oil in fraudulent measure,[171] and prohibited fraudulent collection of clergy dues,[171] among others. Churchill implies he improved the law of trusts.[172]
Richard's death at Bosworth marked the end of the Plantagenet dynasty, which had ruled England since the succession of Henry II in 1154.[173] The last legitimate male Plantagenet, Richard's nephew Edward, Earl of Warwick (son of his brother George, Duke of Clarence), was executed by Henry VII in 1499.[174]
Genetic crap: "Your ancestors in this region were famous for Stonehenge, a mysterious ring of giant stones. Believed to be an ancient burial ground as well as a site for festivals and rituals."
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Legacy
Richard's Council of the North, described as his "one major institutional innovation", derived from his ducal council following his own viceregal appointment by Edward IV; when Richard himself became king, he maintained the same conciliar structure in his absence.[159] It officially became part of the royal council machinery under the presidency of John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln in April 1484, based at Sandal Castle in Wakefield.[83] It is considered to have greatly improved conditions for northern England, as it was intended to keep the peace and punish lawbreakers, as well as resolve land disputes.[84] Bringing regional governance directly under the control of central government, it has been described as the king's "most enduring monument", surviving unchanged until 1641.[84]In December 1483, Richard instituted what later became known as the Court of Requests, a court to which poor people who could not afford legal representation could apply for their grievances to be heard.[160] He also improved bail in January 1484, to protect suspected felons from imprisonment before trial and to protect their property from seizure during that time.[161][162] He founded the College of Arms in 1484,[114][115] he banned restrictions on the printing and sale of books,[163] and he ordered the translation of the written Laws and Statutes from the traditional French into English.[164] During his reign, Parliament ended the arbitrary benevolence (a device by which Edward IV raised funds),[165][166] made it punishable to conceal from a buyer of land that a part of the property had already been disposed of to somebody else,[167] required that land sales be published,[167] laid down property qualifications for jurors, restricted the abusive Courts of Piepowders,[168] regulated cloth sales,[169] instituted certain forms of trade protectionism,[170][171] prohibited the sale of wine and oil in fraudulent measure,[171] and prohibited fraudulent collection of clergy dues,[171] among others. Churchill implies he improved the law of trusts.[172]
Richard's death at Bosworth marked the end of the Plantagenet dynasty, which had ruled England since the succession of Henry II in 1154.[173] The last legitimate male Plantagenet, Richard's nephew Edward, Earl of Warwick (son of his brother George, Duke of Clarence), was executed by Henry VII in 1499.[174]
Genetic crap: "Your ancestors in this region were famous for Stonehenge, a mysterious ring of giant stones. Believed to be an ancient burial ground as well as a site for festivals and rituals."
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