History of the origin of representative government in Europe

H.G. Bohn, 1861 - 538 pages

eneral character of political institutions in Europe from	23

Subject of the lecture A knowledge of the state of persons neces	32

Local institutions among the AngloSaxons Divisions of territory	41

The Wittenagemot its business and power Method of its con	49

The true principle of representative government Error of classi	55

LECTURE VII	65

The forms of a government are related to its principle but	76

LECTURE IX	82

LECTURE III	281

The English Parliament in the earliest times of the AngloNorman	288

its wealth and power Comparison	295

History of English Charters Charter of William the Conqueror	302

Charter of John or the Great Charter 1215 Three epochs	308

Charters of Henry III First Charter of Henry III November	319

LECTURE IX	32

Conclusion of the history of Charters under the reign of Edward L	325

General character of events under the Carlovingian Empire	94

Ancient institutions of the Franks They are more difficult	103

Origin of military service its cause and limits It was made	109

Proofs of the coexistence of various modes of conferring benefices	116

Of benefices conceded by great landowners to men dependent	124

Of the state of persons from the fifth to the tenth centnry Im	132

LECTURE XVII	32

Of the Leudes or Antrustions Men faithful to the king and	141

Simultaneous existence of three systems of institutions after	148

Government of Charlemagne Apparent revival of free institu	154

National assemblies of the Franks their primitive character	163

Decay of national assemblies under Louis the Dgboimair	171

Political institutions of the Visigoths Peculiar character of Visi	177

LECTURE XXIII	192

Sketch of the history of Spain under the Visigoths Condition	206

Peculiar character of the legislation of the Visigoths Different	215

LECTURE XXVI	32

Central institutions of the Visigothic monarchy True character	229

ESSAYS OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT IN ENGLAND	257

Sketch of the History of England from William the Conqueror	270

Necessity of inquiring into the political sense of the word repre	334

Formation of a Parliament Introduction of county deputies into	350

Struggle between Henry III and his Parliament Arbitration	359

Progress of the Parliament under the reign of Edward I Fre	368

Mode of election of the deputies of counties and boroughs Who	377

XV1U CONTENTS	353

LECTURE XV	388

Subject of the lecture Continuation of the philosophical exami	401

Origin of the division of the English Parliament into two Houses	418

Examination of the division of the legislative power into	425

Power and attributes of the British Parliament in the fourteenth	448

Condition and attributes of the Parliament during the reign	454

Of petitions during the early times of representative government	463

Condition of the Parliament under Edward III Progress of	476

Continuation of the history of the progress of the Commons House	484

State of the Parliament under Richard II Struggle between	494

CONTENTS	353

LECTURE XXV	388

Summary of the history of the Parliament from the death	509

Title	History of the origin of representative government in Europe Bohn's standard library History of the Origin of Representative Government in Europe, Guizot (François, M.)
Translated by	Sir Andrew Richard Scoble
Publisher	H.G. Bohn, 1861
Original from	the University of Wisconsin - Madison
Digitized	29 Sep 2008
Length	538 pages

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