A Short History of Anglo-Saxon Freedom: The Polity of the English-speaking Race. Outlined in Its Inception, Development, Diffusion and Present ConditionC. Scribner's sons, 1890 - 420 páginas |
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Página vii
... close at hand as with respect to times remote . While this book was in preparation , the establishment of the County Councils has restored to the English shires their ancient local self - government ; since it was ready for the printer ...
... close at hand as with respect to times remote . While this book was in preparation , the establishment of the County Councils has restored to the English shires their ancient local self - government ; since it was ready for the printer ...
Página xvi
... COLONIAL EMPIRE AND THE REFORM BILL OF 1832 . French anticipations of England's ruin at close of American - Revolution . How they were frustrated . — Why Canada 232 - - - did not join the United States . xvi CONTENTS .
... COLONIAL EMPIRE AND THE REFORM BILL OF 1832 . French anticipations of England's ruin at close of American - Revolution . How they were frustrated . — Why Canada 232 - - - did not join the United States . xvi CONTENTS .
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... close analogy in institutions undoubtedly existed . The latter , however , though never conquered by Rome , became at an early period more or less affected by the Roman contact , and lost some of the primitive characteristics . Of all ...
... close analogy in institutions undoubtedly existed . The latter , however , though never conquered by Rome , became at an early period more or less affected by the Roman contact , and lost some of the primitive characteristics . Of all ...
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... close connection between the patriot- ism and intelligence of Americans and their demo- cratic institutions . No such wide diffusion of the ideas , tastes , and sentiments of educated minds has ever been seen elsewhere , or even ...
... close connection between the patriot- ism and intelligence of Americans and their demo- cratic institutions . No such wide diffusion of the ideas , tastes , and sentiments of educated minds has ever been seen elsewhere , or even ...
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... close relationship to the last King being chosen . For ages to come , however , the acknowledgment or recognition by a crowd of plain men gathered about the coronation chair , expressed in some tumultuous way , is never omitted a more ...
... close relationship to the last King being chosen . For ages to come , however , the acknowledgment or recognition by a crowd of plain men gathered about the coronation chair , expressed in some tumultuous way , is never omitted a more ...
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Términos y frases comunes
aforesaid American ancient Anglo Anglo-Saxon freedom Army assembly authority barons became become blood boroughs Britain British Bryce cause century ceorls Charles charters Church citizen civilization colonies Commonwealth Constitution of Canada Constitutional History council Court Cromwell Crown declared democracy Dominion E. A. Freeman Earl Edward elected electors England established estates Federal feudal foreign freeman grant hand Hannis Taylor heirs hold House of Commons House of Lords hundred ideas institutions Jack Cade justice King kingdom knights knights-of-the-shire land leaders legislature liberty Long Parliament Lords Spiritual Majesties ment moot nation nobles Parliament passed persons political popular population possessed present primordial cell Prince realm regards reign representative Revolution royal Russia Saxon self-government shire shire-moot sovereign spirit Star Chamber statutes stood supreme things Thirteen Colonies tion town town-meeting township United Vane villeins vote Wat Tyler William yeomen
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Página 386 - Majesty that no man hereafter be compelled to make or yield any gift, loan, benevolence, tax, or such like charge, without common consent by act of Parliament.
Página 390 - I, AB, do swear, That I do from my heart abhor, detest, and abjure as impious and heretical, that damnable doctrine and position, That princes excommunicated or deprived by the pope, or any authority of the see of Rome, may be deposed or murdered by their subjects, or any other whatsoever.
Página 242 - The efficient secret of the English Constitution may be described as the close union, the nearly complete fusion, of the executive and legislative powers.
Página 391 - Westminster do resolve that William and Mary, prince and princess of Orange, be and be declared king and queen...
Página 385 - And whereas of late great companies of soldiers and mariners have been dispersed into divers counties of the realm, and the inhabitants against their wills have been compelled to receive them into their houses, and there to suffer them to sojourn, against the laws and customs of this realm and to the great grievance and vexation of the people.
Página 387 - By levying money for and to the use of the Crown, by pretence of prerogative, for other time, and in other manner than the same was granted by Parliament. 5. By raising and keeping a standing army within this kingdom in time of peace, without consent of Parliament, and quartering soldiers contrary to law.
Página 390 - ... heirs of the body of Her Majesty; and for default of such issue to Her Royal Highness the princess Anne of Denmark and the heirs of her body...
Página 387 - Whereas the late king James the Second by the assistance of divers evil counsellors, judges and ministers employed by him did endeavour to subvert and extirpate the Protestant religion and the laws and liberties of this kingdom.
Página 371 - HUGH, and others our liegemen, have, in the first place, granted to God, and by this our present Charter confirmed, for us and our heirs forever : 1. That the Church of England shall be free, and have her whole rights, and her liberties inviolable...
Página 105 - It is atheism and blasphemy to dispute what God can do; good Christians content themselves with his will revealed in his Word; so it is presumption and high contempt in a subject to dispute what a king can do; or to say that a king cannot do this or that; but rest in that which is the king's will revealed in his law.