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917 matches to Cod War
Cod War. 1972-6. Britain upset at Iceland’s unilateral expansion of fishing limits to 50 miles.
Alaric II. -507. King of Visigoths 484-, beaten by Clovis, 507. Law code 506 for Roman subjects.
Alfonso X (the Wise). 1221-84. King of León and Castile. Codified laws, first history of Spain.
Balboa, Vasco de. 1475-1519. Spanish. Crossed Panama to Pacific 1513. Beheaded.
Ballet. Dance form originating in 15C Italy, and codified in Louis XIV court. Refined by Russians 19C.
Black Code. 1685. Louis XIV edict on treatment of slaves in French colonies.
Black Codes. 1865-6. Strict US local laws to control blacks based on slave codes. Freedmen. Jim Crow.
Breviary of Alaric. 506. Visigoth law code.
Buffalo Bill. (William Cody). 1846-1917. US western adventurer, showman.
Bushido. 12C- Samurai warrior code. Personal honour, loyalty.
Canon Law. Governs church and clergy. Codex Juris Canonici 1917. Vatican Councils.
Chivalry. 12-15C. International brotherhood of knights and their code of conduct.
Clarendon Code. 1661-5. Suppressed religious dissent in England. Five Mile Act.
Code Napoleon. 1804. Napoleonic Code.
Code of Hammurabi. 18C BC. Written legal code.
Codrus. 11C BC/Legendary last king of Athens.
Cody, William F. Buffalo Bill.
Common Law. Based on precedents derived from reason rather than a code of statutes. Originally English.
Cornwallis Code. 1793. For civil servants in India. No private trade. No Indians in important posts.
Coronado, Francisco de. 1510-54. Spanish explorer. Grand Canyon, 1540.
Corpus Juris Civilis. Developed 529-35. Roman legal code. Influenced European legal systems.
Deuteronomy. 5th Book of Bible. Includes 10 Commandments and other laws. Law code found c622BC in Temple of Jerusalem.
Draco. Author of written law code, Athens, 621BC. Death was penalty for petty crimes. Later repealed.
Dresden Codex. Pre-Columbian Mayan manuscript.
Ethelbert. 552-616. King of Kent 560-. First Christian Anglo-Saxon king. first extant A-S law code.