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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... Justice of his cause . The Wars of the Roses . - Extinction of the power of the nobles . - Accession of the Tudor line . CHAPTER VII . DEPRESSION OF THE POWER OF PARLIAMENT . - Great increase of the power of the Crown . - Effect of the ...
... Justice of his cause . The Wars of the Roses . - Extinction of the power of the nobles . - Accession of the Tudor line . CHAPTER VII . DEPRESSION OF THE POWER OF PARLIAMENT . - Great increase of the power of the Crown . - Effect of the ...
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... justice between man and man will be better brought to pass through self- government , in a civilized state whose citizens are fairly self - controlled , than through a monarchy or CONQUEST OF BRITAIN . 11 CHAPTER II THE ANGLO-SAXON ...
... justice between man and man will be better brought to pass through self- government , in a civilized state whose citizens are fairly self - controlled , than through a monarchy or CONQUEST OF BRITAIN . 11 CHAPTER II THE ANGLO-SAXON ...
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... the heads of those who have no votes and are not endeavoring to acquire them . Their position in com- parison with the electors is that of an audience in a court of justice compared with the twelve men in CONQUEST OF BRITAIN . 13.
... the heads of those who have no votes and are not endeavoring to acquire them . Their position in com- parison with the electors is that of an audience in a court of justice compared with the twelve men in CONQUEST OF BRITAIN . 13.
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... justice compared with the twelve men in the jury - box.1 Views of J. Toulmin Smith . To these views of Mill may be added those of another energetic writer . Popular government af- fords the only true education . It is not schools and ...
... justice compared with the twelve men in the jury - box.1 Views of J. Toulmin Smith . To these views of Mill may be added those of another energetic writer . Popular government af- fords the only true education . It is not schools and ...
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... justice all persons accused of felony by popular report ; thus the people were distinctly recognized , and an impor- tant training prepared through which they became fitted for work that was to come for them in better days that were ...
... justice all persons accused of felony by popular report ; thus the people were distinctly recognized , and an impor- tant training prepared through which they became fitted for work that was to come for them in better days that were ...
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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
Pasajes populares
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.