The Rights of Man · Character
William the Conqueror
Norman king of England, cited as an example of conquest-based rule.
minor
Also known as William, the Conqueror
First appearance: part first being an answer to mr burke s attack on the french revolution
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Paine cites William the Conqueror and his descendants as the source of the capricious election charters in England.
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