A Manual of the English Constitution: With a Review of Its Rise, Growth, and Present StateJohn Murray, 1859 - 588 Seiten |
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... important character . This day , whilst I write , ' The Times ' has , in forcible language , represented the general demand that exists for an accu- rate history of the country , of reasonable length , for the use of the numerous ...
... important character . This day , whilst I write , ' The Times ' has , in forcible language , represented the general demand that exists for an accu- rate history of the country , of reasonable length , for the use of the numerous ...
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... important ques- tions were reserved for the whole community , where all had a voice . The general assembly was summoned at stated periods ; but their passion for liberty disdained compulsory attendance . They did not assemble for two or ...
... important ques- tions were reserved for the whole community , where all had a voice . The general assembly was summoned at stated periods ; but their passion for liberty disdained compulsory attendance . They did not assemble for two or ...
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... important affairs ; the judicial power entrusted to magis- trates appointed by the general assembly ; and principles and modes of punishment in which we may recognize the features of our present penal system . Egbert , King of Wessex ...
... important affairs ; the judicial power entrusted to magis- trates appointed by the general assembly ; and principles and modes of punishment in which we may recognize the features of our present penal system . Egbert , King of Wessex ...
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... importance to land , which was then the only wealth . Its leading principle was , that the king is the 1 Sir Henry Ellis's Introduction to Domesday Book , vol . i . p . viii . Peers ' Report , vol , i . p . 24 . 2 Spelman on Feuds , cap ...
... importance to land , which was then the only wealth . Its leading principle was , that the king is the 1 Sir Henry Ellis's Introduction to Domesday Book , vol . i . p . viii . Peers ' Report , vol , i . p . 24 . 2 Spelman on Feuds , cap ...
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... important changes , in the general law of the realm , and in the administration of justice . But the distinguishing feature of his reign is the contest which arose between the lay and ecclesiastical powers , between the king and the ...
... important changes , in the general law of the realm , and in the administration of justice . But the distinguishing feature of his reign is the contest which arose between the lay and ecclesiastical powers , between the king and the ...
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