Knowledge is Power: A Guide to Personal CultureHutchinson, 1935 - 360 pages |
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A Guide to Personal Culture Philip Gibbs. In 1399 the Commons formally admitted that " the judgments of Parliament belong to the Lords and not to the Commons " , which , of course , is a maxim still acknowledged . The chief duty of the ...
A Guide to Personal Culture Philip Gibbs. In 1399 the Commons formally admitted that " the judgments of Parliament belong to the Lords and not to the Commons " , which , of course , is a maxim still acknowledged . The chief duty of the ...
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... Commons . James raised money by illegal impositions of various kinds , appointing certain officials named " Undertakers " to carry out these unconsti- tutional methods of taxation . Parliament denounced this system , and James got in a ...
... Commons . James raised money by illegal impositions of various kinds , appointing certain officials named " Undertakers " to carry out these unconsti- tutional methods of taxation . Parliament denounced this system , and James got in a ...
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... Commons became a prey to bribery , members voting according as they were paid by the Court . Charles II revived the worst spirit of the Stuart family , governing with complete disregard to constitutional rights , and , worse still ...
... Commons became a prey to bribery , members voting according as they were paid by the Court . Charles II revived the worst spirit of the Stuart family , governing with complete disregard to constitutional rights , and , worse still ...
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