The Parliament of Henry IV, which met at Coventry in 1404, was so called because it contained no lawyers.
Unser Fritz.
Frederick, Emperor of Germany, was called Our Fritz by his subjects.
Unspeakable Turk.
A phrase applied to the Ottoman Empire. It was first used by Thomas Carlyle.
Useless Parliament.
The name given to the first Parliament of Charles I. It met in June 1625, was removed to Oxford in August, and dissolved on the 12th of that month without having transacted any business.
Uses, Statute of.
By common law, landed property could only be left to the eldest son, and it had become the custom to saddle property so left with “uses,” or charges, in favour of the younger children. This had caused inextricable confusion as to title, and a statute of Henry VIII, passed in 1535, forbade the practice. It was very soon repealed.