English kings claimed sovereignty by Norman right of conquest until the sixteenth century

Evidence

The presence of William’s Norman Conquest, which began at Hastings in 1066, had manifested itself and continued to do so in many different ways, in both institutions and the historical experience of political subjects in England. It manifested itself quite explicitly in the rituals of power as, until Henry VII, or in other words, until the early sixteenth century, royal acts specifically stated that the king of England exercised his sovereignty by right of conquest. They described him as an heir to to the Normans’ right of conquest. — Michel Foucault, Society Must Be Defended, 115

Categorization

• XREF: Provides a concrete historical anchor for the toolkit’s account of how sovereignty can rest on conquest rather than contract. — connects to: Histories of conquest functioned as groundings of public right alongside natural law — Michel Foucault, Society Must Be Defended, 140; English territorial rights required voluntary surrender or occupancy rather than papal grants — John Sugden, Sir Francis Drake, 571; English antiquarians glorified the pre-Norman past to advance political arguments (+1 more)
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Michel Foucault, Society Must Be Defended, 115

Related

• English territorial rights required voluntary surrender or occupancy rather than papal grants (similarity 0.83)

Broader Connections

• Histories of conquest functioned as groundings of public right alongside natural law #expands (0.80) — Michel Foucault, Society Must Be Defended, 140
• English antiquarians glorified the pre-Norman past to advance political arguments #complicates (0.78)
• English territorial rights required voluntary surrender or occupancy rather than papal grants #qualifies (0.75) — John Sugden, Sir Francis Drake, 571