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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... important books which he could not otherwise have obtained . To Messrs . Houghton , Mifflin , & Co. , owners of the copyright of the " Life of Samuel Adams " and " Life of Young Sir Henry Vane , " the writer is under obli- gation , for ...
... important books which he could not otherwise have obtained . To Messrs . Houghton , Mifflin , & Co. , owners of the copyright of the " Life of Samuel Adams " and " Life of Young Sir Henry Vane , " the writer is under obli- gation , for ...
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... to - day of the field of Senlac . - Importance of the battle . The beach at Hastings . - Landing of the Nor- - mans in 1066. — Appearance of Duke William . — His pres- -- PAGE ence of mind . - Difficult situation of Harold.
... to - day of the field of Senlac . - Importance of the battle . The beach at Hastings . - Landing of the Nor- - mans in 1066. — Appearance of Duke William . — His pres- -- PAGE ence of mind . - Difficult situation of Harold.
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... Importance of the knights - of - the - shire . The yeomen . - Unfortunate state of the boroughs . - The Chapter House at Westmin- ster . Division of Parliament into two Houses . - Growth of the power of Parliament . - Its imperfect ...
... Importance of the knights - of - the - shire . The yeomen . - Unfortunate state of the boroughs . - The Chapter House at Westmin- ster . Division of Parliament into two Houses . - Growth of the power of Parliament . - Its imperfect ...
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... Important part played by the non- conformists and commercial classes . - The Huguenots and other refugees.- Doubtful struggle between Whigs and Tories . Establishment of modern forms in the polity . - Rise of the Cabinet ...
... Important part played by the non- conformists and commercial classes . - The Huguenots and other refugees.- Doubtful struggle between Whigs and Tories . Establishment of modern forms in the polity . - Rise of the Cabinet ...
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... Importance of the written Constitution . - History of the idea . A germ of it in Magna Charta , in guilds of Middle Ages . Charters of trading - companies . Social compact of the Mayflower . " - Connecticut precedent . — Vane's ...
... Importance of the written Constitution . - History of the idea . A germ of it in Magna Charta , in guilds of Middle Ages . Charters of trading - companies . Social compact of the Mayflower . " - Connecticut precedent . — Vane's ...
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