Sentence examples for royal control over from inspiring English sources

In Francia Orientalis royal control over the aristocracy was maintained.

Equally important was royal control over all important ecclesiastical appointments, which the Catholic Monarchs insisted upon with ruthless disregard of all papal claims to the contrary.

Kings built up the city and developed it for urban life as they extended royal control over villages and outlying settlements.

The towns kept much of their autonomy, and the corregidores were often unable to exert effective royal control over determined town councils.

For him as for his predecessors, support of the bishops helped establish royal control over the cities of central and northern Italy.

The Tower of London has always been of particularly high status – because it has always been a royal fortress, charged over the centuries with guarding London,  and guaranteeing royal control over the capital.

Most of Æthelred's time as archbishop was spent dealing with the effects of Viking raids, but he also had a conflict with King Alfred the Great over royal control of ecclesiastical affairs.

The events surrounding the rebels' takeover of the castle are unclear, but contemporary chronicler Ralph of Coggeshall recorded that the king demanded Langton hand over the castle to royal control and the archbishop refused.

Much of Auvergne, whose suzerainty had been ceded by Henry II in 1189, passed to royal control in 1214, while in the more distant south Philip extended his influence by gaining lordship over Tournon, Cahors, Gourdon, and Montlaur in Vivarais.

During the conflict that followed, Warkworth remained under royal control.

Control over royal assets was transferred to the government, and profits were paid to the treasury.