A Manual of the English Constitution: With a Review of Its Rise, Growth, and Present StateJohn Murray, 1859 - 588 Seiten |
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... reign of George II . , and although they abound with illustrative observa- tions which refer to the modern Constitution , they do not profess to give a systematic account of it . Those learned and critical works stand out prominently in ...
... reign of George II . , and although they abound with illustrative observa- tions which refer to the modern Constitution , they do not profess to give a systematic account of it . Those learned and critical works stand out prominently in ...
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... reign of the Emperor Honorius , Britain was restored to the sway of its ancient race.3 The Britons , after the departure of the Roman legions , were exposed to the incursions of pirates from the coast of Germany , and of Picts and Scots ...
... reign of the Emperor Honorius , Britain was restored to the sway of its ancient race.3 The Britons , after the departure of the Roman legions , were exposed to the incursions of pirates from the coast of Germany , and of Picts and Scots ...
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... reign of Athelstan that the distinctions of the Heptarchy were abolished . In his reign , however , if not before , the king- doms of the Heptarchy were united under one government ; and the country received the name , and the sovereign ...
... reign of Athelstan that the distinctions of the Heptarchy were abolished . In his reign , however , if not before , the king- doms of the Heptarchy were united under one government ; and the country received the name , and the sovereign ...
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... reign of Ethel- bert . Through the influence of Adelberga , the Queen , who had secretly embraced Christianity , Augustine obtained royal grants of the ancient churches that had been consecrated to Christianity in the time of the Romans ...
... reign of Ethel- bert . Through the influence of Adelberga , the Queen , who had secretly embraced Christianity , Augustine obtained royal grants of the ancient churches that had been consecrated to Christianity in the time of the Romans ...
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... reign , nearly all the land of the kingdom had passed into his power . The people at first struggled to retain their freedom , and their Saxon institutions and laws , which they greatly cherished ; but , deprived of the leadership and ...
... reign , nearly all the land of the kingdom had passed into his power . The people at first struggled to retain their freedom , and their Saxon institutions and laws , which they greatly cherished ; but , deprived of the leadership and ...
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