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	Star Chamber - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Star Chamber was an English court of law at the royal Palace of Westminster that began sessions in 1487 and ended them in 1641 when the court itself was abolished.
		The power of the Court of Star Chamber grew considerably under the House of Stuart, and by the time of Charles I of England it had become synonomous with misuse and abuse of power by the king and his circle.
		The Star Chamber was finally abolished in 1641 by the Long Parliament inflamed by the severe treatment of John Lilburne.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Star_Chamber (780 words)

	AllRefer.com - Star Chamber (British And Irish History) - Encyclopedia
		Star Chamber, ancient meeting place of the king of England's councilors in the palace of Westminster in London, so called because of stars painted on the ceiling.
		The court of the Star Chamber developed from the judicial proceedings traditionally carried out by the king and his council, and was entirely separate from the common-law courts of the day.
		The court remained active through the reigns of James I and Charles I. The traditional hostility between equity and common law was aggravated by the use made of the Star Chamber by the Stuarts as a vehicle for exercising the royal prerogative, particularly over church matters, in defiance of Parliament.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/S/StarCham.html (385 words)

	STAR CHAMBER - LoveToKnow Article on STAR CHAMBER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		It is popularly supposed that the star chamber, after an existence of about fifty years, disappeared towards the end of the reign of Henry VIII., the powers obtained by the act of 1487 being not lost, but reverting to the council as a whole.
		It is difficult, if not i1npossible, to draw a clear distinction between the duties of the privy council and the duties of the star chamber at this time, although before the abolition of the latter there was a distinction as to their composition and as to the matters dealt with by the two courts.
		The jurisdiction of the star chamber was as vague.as its constitution.
	www.1911ency.org /S/ST/STAR_CHAMBER.htm (1269 words)

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		The Star Chamber was English court of law at the royal Palace of Westminster, so named because the court chamber had a large star painted on its ceiling.
		The power of the court of Star Chamber grew considerably under the Stuarts, and by the time of Charles I it had become a byword for misuse and abuse of power by the king and his circle.
		Star Chamber proceedings were not only used to gain arbitrary convictions, but also arbitrary acquittals for guilty parties whom the crown wished to protect as well.
	www.informationgenius.com /encyclopedia/s/st/star_chamber.html (678 words)

	Star Chamber - A Reappraisal
		Star Chamber has come down to us through history as an institution of pure, unalloyed evil; it is seen as ranking "with such proper names as ‘the Inquisition’ and ‘Machiavelli’ as one of modern history’s few really dirty words".
		A good example of the way Star Chamber was used for Charles’ personal rule is the case of Richard Chambers, fined £2000 for "comparing of his Majesty’s government with the government of the Turks, intending thereby to make the people believe that his Majesty’s happy government may be termed Turkish tyranny".
		Star Chamber was hardly a sore in a sea of enlightened tranquillity.
	www.courts.fsnet.co.uk /SChamber.htm (3072 words)

	The Star Chamber. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Star Chamber stood for swiftness and power; it was not a competitor of the common law so much as a limitation on it - a reminder that high state policy could not safely be entrusted to a system so chancy as English law.
		Star Chamber defendants were not only allowed counsel, but were required to get their answers signed by counsel.
		The jurisdiction of the star chamber was as vague as its constitution.
	www.geocities.com /tthor.geo/starchamber.html (1801 words)

	Court of Star Chamber
		The Court of Star Chamber was a court of law which evolved from meetings of the king's royal council.
		The Court of Star Chamber was named for the star pattern painted on the ceiling of the room at Westminster Palace where its meetings were held.
		Charles I used the Court of Star Chamber as a sort of Parliamentary substitute during the years 1628-40, when he refused to call Parliament.
	www.britainexpress.com /History/tudor/star-chamber.htm (434 words)

	Are Lawyers Entitled to the Full Sweep of Due Process Protections?
		Originally open to the public, the Court of Star Chamber sessions came both to be held in secret and to represent the misuse and abuse of power by the king and his circle.
		Star Chamber proceedings were used to gain not only arbitrary convictions, but also arbitrary acquittals for guilty parties whom the crown wished to protect.
		The abuses of the Star Chamber by Charles I were one of the rallying cries for those who eventually executed him in 1649.
	www.falseallegations.com /drano102-bbo-star-chamber-92503-forum.htm (7484 words)

	BUSH'S STAR CHAMBER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The court met in a room in Westminster Palace which had stars painted on the ceiling, and from this mundane decoration the special private King's court drew the name "Star Chamber".
		The Star Chamber, initially sold to Parliament as a necessity to speed justice along in certain extreme and complex cases, and to try nobles who were, by law, immune from prosecution by the lower courts, the Star Chamber was actually a tool for political repression.
		The Court of France had their own version of the Star Chamber, again secret, again able to met out unusual and cruel sentences (the "Man in the fl silk mask", inspiration for the story of the "Man in the iron mask", was thought to have been one such sentence).
	www.whatreallyhappened.com /starchamber.html (371 words)

	Star Chamber on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Under Chancellor Wolsey's leadership (1515-29), the Court of Star Chamber became a political weapon, bringing actions against opponents to the decrees and edicts of Henry VIII.
		Chamber Member Awarded for Support of Guard and Reserve; D.O.D. Recognizes Landstar with ''5-Stars'' in Fla. Ceremony.
		Actress Melanie Griffith attends the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce ceremony for her mother Tippi Hedren who was honored with the 2,213th star on the "Hollywood Walk of Fame" on Thursday, January 30, 2
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/s/starc1ham.asp (986 words)

	The Star Chamber
		The Star Chamber is a sphere of transparent crystal suspended in deep space.
		To enter the Star Chamber, visualise the eight-rayed star of chaos before you, and command it to begin to whirl, until it becomes spinning vortex, drawing you into the Star Chamber.
		The crystalline substance of which the Star Chamber is formed will allow you to draw energy into it from any source, but energy will only pass out the chamber via the fl globe before you.
	www.philhine.org.uk /writings/sp_starcham.html (580 words)

	GameSpot:Video Games PC PlayStation 2 GameCube PSP DS GBA PS2 PS3 Xbox 360 PlayStation 3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Star Chamber combines elegance, interesting gameplay choices, and the attraction of card-collecting in what has to be one of the very best pure game designs of the year.
		However, whereas some such games use the game board simply as a tool to provide opportunities for duels between players who are using the cards, Star Chamber makes the board game the focus of the design and integrates the collectible cardplay in such a way that you can't separate them.
		This name refers to the political body represented in the game by a central location on the map, where no combat is allowed between opposing fleets and where players vie for influence to win votes that may bring them closer to political victory, closer to amassing destiny, or closer to gaining control of additional starships.
	www.gamespot.com /pc/strategy/starchamber/review.html (1158 words)

	Star Chamber Proceedings 1538-1597 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Star Chamber: An English court of law active in the Tudor and early Stuart periods, abolished by the Long Parliament in 1641.
		An outgrowth of the royal council, it was made up of privy councilors as well as judges and supplemented the activities of the common-law and equity courts in both civil and criminal matters.
		Initially well regarded because of its speed and flexibility, Star Chamber became unpopular as the Stuart kings used it with increasing arbitrariness to enforce the royal prerogative.
	www.rationalobserver.com /starchamber.htm (174 words)

	Police News February, 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Victims of the Star Chamber and the Ecclesiastical Courts were comprised of the professional classes and the aristocracy.
		The Star Chamber and Ecclesiastical Courts became the subject of increasing public revulsion, and by 1641 both courts were abolished.
		The privilege against self-incrimination, initially invoked as a response to the excesses of the Star Chamber and the Ecclesiastical Courts, was extended to Common Law courts and to other courts using proper procedures.
	www.wapolun.org.au /010233.htm (1919 words)

	Rising Star, Texas
		Rising Star, Texas, is located at the intersection of two major highways, those being highway 36 and highway 183.
		The new Rising Star eighteen hole golf course is in a beautiful setting of oak trees and lush green grass is complemented by the nine hole course at Lakewood Recreation Center.
		Rising Star is proud to have one of the largest green houses in Texas, which is open year round for all your planting needs-Hardwick Nursery.
	www.risingstartexas.com (614 words)

	The UK Star Chamber
		What makes the current situation worse, is not that we are dealing with a marauding bunch of vigilantes who believe they are right, and that justice is on their side, but that indefinite imprisonment without trial has been introduced, and wholly supported, by the UK government.
		Much like the Star Chamber of old, the indefinite imprisonment of the people detained is being done very much in secret.
		There has been very little press coverage on the matter, and the majority of the UK are probably unaware that people are, as they were during the gulf War, being detained, not so much at Her Majesty's Pleasure but on the whim of a Prime Minister and Home Secretary.
	www.hippy.freeserve.co.uk /ukstarch.htm (1486 words)

	Court of Star Chamber Research Materials
		It did not, as the Star Chamber did, include the judges, and, unlike the Star Chamber, which came to sit publicly and only during the law terms, it sat in private and all the year round.4 n4 In this capacity, it came to be known as the Council Table.
		The Star Chamber indeed fell in 1641, never to be revived, but the censorship survived the Commonwealth, and was under the Restoration (1662) given a strictly legal foundation by the Licensing Act of 1662, which by subsequent enactments was kept in force till 1695.3 [n3 See Macaulay, History of England, vol.
		The fall of the Star Chamber deprived the executive of the means for exercising arbitrary power.1 [n1 But the Council after the Restoration exercised considerable administrative power and in it are to be found the beginnings of the modern Government Departments.
	www.lawmall.com /pleabarg/starcham.html (4647 words)

	StarChamber.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Star Chamber is free, easy to download, and a tutorial is included.
		The Star Chamber: Harbinger official teaser, with all-new art by Lee Moyer, is up.
		GameZone gave Star Chamber a 9.0 overall, with a 9.4 for gameplay, stating "this is not only one of the more creative titles that I've played in a while due to a slick combination of board game and card game styles mixed into one, it's also a heck of a lot of fun."
	www.starchamber.net (594 words)

	Vacation Sayner-Star Lake Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce
		The villages of Sayner and Star Lake, in northern Wisconsin, are in the town of Plum Lake, often referred to as the "Heart of the Headwaters."
		The Sayner/Star Lake Chamber of Commerce and Sayner-Star Lake Lions Club are pleased to announce a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate the official opening of the Plum Lake Bicycle Trail.
		The Sayner/Star Lake Chamber of Commerce and Plum Lake Lions Club generated $ 68,000 in donations and fund-raising proceeds for matching funds for the two grants, and continue striving to generate the final $8,000 required to meet their funding requirements.
	www.sayner-starlake.org (440 words)

	Star Chamber - Metaweb (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This is an intermediate page for Star Chamber.
		Archbishop Laud influenced the Star Chamber of Charles I to have Drake Waterhouse's ears and nose to be cut off.
		Initially well regarded because of its speed and flexibility, it was made up of privy councilors as well as common-law judges and supplemented the activities of the common-law and equity courts in both civil and criminal matters.
	www.metaweb.com /wiki/wiki.phtml?title=Star_Chamber (875 words)

	Worlds Apart Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Star Chamber: The Harbinger Saga will have enhanced graphics and an improved UI, new maps, new cards, four-player games, a tournament drafting system, and many minor adjustments to improve the game.
		Star Chamber is a turn-based online strategy board game of space combat and diplomacy, and players use special decks of cards that represent the assets and abilities of their favorite alien races.
		STAR TREK and Related Marks are Trademarks of Paramount Pictures.
	www.worlds-apart.com /Games/starchamber.shtml (640 words)

	Gamasutra - Features - "Postmortem: Nayantara's Star Chamber"
		Star Chamber is an independently developed PC online strategy game with a science fiction theme, combining the elegance of a board game with the depth of a collectible card game.
		It was at that point that I made the decision to develop Star Chamber.
		If you stumble with even a handful of cards, the balance of power could be slanted too far in the direction of some of the game's factions, making the metagame less fun because the powergamers will all end up playing similar decks based on those few broken cards.
	www.gamasutra.com /features/20041027/dennen_01.shtml (644 words)

	Star Chamber
		In English history, a civil and criminal court, named after the star-shaped ceiling decoration of the room in the Palace of Westminster, London, where its first meetings were held.
		Created in 1487 by Henry VII, the Star Chamber comprised some 20 or 30 judges.
		The Star Chamber became notorious under Charles I for judgements favourable to the king and to Archbishop Laud (for example, the branding on both cheeks of William Prynne in 1637 for seditious libel).
	www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0020701.html (182 words)

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		Stars of the Moscow Chamber Orchestra / Orbelian, et al
		A Star Chamber Court in Ireland: The Court of Castle Chamber, 1571-1641
		Tell us why our search results for star chamber were not helpful.
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	Star Chamber - Ferrago
		Well Star Chamber has no marketing team that has been pumping and hyping it up since the last time the US had a real election.
		Star Chamber eschews the goblins and wizards of most CCGs by setting the proceedings in the captivating deepness of outer space.
		What you must always keep in the back of your mind is the importance of ferrying some people to the Star Chamber every six turns so they can provide you with votes in the Galactic Senate.
	www.ferrago.com /story/2731 (1497 words)

	Global Research (Canada)
		The Hague ICTY Tribunal: Star Chamber it Is!
		The Justices pointed out that imposition of counsel had been the province of the infamous Star Chamber, a political court of mixed judicial and executive nature, which flourished in England in the late 16th and early 17th century.
		In the result, the Chamber not only assigned counsel, but imposed the amici - who have acted since the beginning of the proceedings in the service of the Chamber - and instructed them to take over the defence.
	globalresearch.ca /articles/DIC409A.html (1094 words)

	Amazon.com: Video: The Star Chamber (1983) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Michael Douglas and Hal Holbrook star in 1983's "The Star Chamber", an excellent drama which has Douglas portraying Superior Court Judge "Steven R. Hardin", who, time and time again, is forced to return criminals to the streets due to legal technicalities.
		There are several well-composed shots in "The Star Chamber" that benefit nicely from the w-i-d-e 2.35:1 composition.
		One is a full-length Original Theatrical Trailer for "The Star Chamber"; the other is a shorter "Teaser Trailer" for the film.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/6300247724?v=glance (2125 words)

	Nayantara Studios -()- Star Chamber (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Nayantara's first game, Star Chamber, is an online science-fiction strategy game featuring 9 unique races and over 150 collectible cards.
		Star Chamber has the feel of a 4X space game but a typical game can be played in under an hour!
		For more information or to create a free trial account, check out the Star Chamber Home Site.
	www.nayantara.com /starchamber (58 words)

	Modulator: Iraq Star Chamber?
		I can't imagine the bushies not demanding a public trial.
		Star Chamber proceedings have no place in our world...not in the US and not in Iraq.
		Actually "star chamber" seems too reminiscent of the symbol of the Zionist entity.
	themodulator.org /archives/000774.html (374 words)

	The Star Chamber (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Star Chamber - not just old history
		The Star-Chamber was an efficient, somewhat arbitrary arm of royal power in England in the 17th Century.
		The mob does the same thing, but when they do it, it's considered illegal.
	www.fathers.ca /the_star_chamber.htm (1054 words)

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