History of the Origin of Representative Government in Europe, Volume 20H.G. Bohn, 1861 - 538 pages |
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... possessed by the Houses of Parliament into the right of proposition and initiative . - Petitions ceased to be addressed to the king , and are presented to Parliament . - Origin of the right of inquiry . - Necessity for representative ...
... possessed by the Houses of Parliament into the right of proposition and initiative . - Petitions ceased to be addressed to the king , and are presented to Parliament . - Origin of the right of inquiry . - Necessity for representative ...
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... possessed true happiness and freedom ; and history , which believed itself to be chargeable with so many evils , iniquities , and convulsions , is surprised to learn that it only hands down to us recollec- tions of two or three golden ...
... possessed true happiness and freedom ; and history , which believed itself to be chargeable with so many evils , iniquities , and convulsions , is surprised to learn that it only hands down to us recollec- tions of two or three golden ...
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... possessed of royal power , aspired after royal dignity . A portion of the inhabitants of the territory , having regained somewhat of the power they had lost , longed to become free . The feudal aristocracy was attacked on the one hand ...
... possessed of royal power , aspired after royal dignity . A portion of the inhabitants of the territory , having regained somewhat of the power they had lost , longed to become free . The feudal aristocracy was attacked on the one hand ...
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... possessed neither the knowledge nor the power requisite for its exercise and preservation . This short epitome of facts has already indicated to you , gentlemen , the epochs towards which our studies will be principally directed . The ...
... possessed neither the knowledge nor the power requisite for its exercise and preservation . This short epitome of facts has already indicated to you , gentlemen , the epochs towards which our studies will be principally directed . The ...
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... possessed nothing which deserves the name ; but all the elements were there , in existence and commotion , as in the chaos which precedes creation . It is for us to watch this process , under which governments and peoples came into ...
... possessed nothing which deserves the name ; but all the elements were there , in existence and commotion , as in the chaos which precedes creation . It is for us to watch this process , under which governments and peoples came into ...
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Page 366 - I. Edward, by the grace of God, King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Guyan, to all those that these present letters shall hear or see, greeting. Know ye that we to the honour of God and of holy Church, and to the profit of our realm, have granted for us and our heirs, that the Charter of Liberties and the Charter of the Forest, which were made by common assent of all the realm, in the time of King Henry our father, shall be kept in every point without breach.