In this classic 1867 publication, Walter Bagehot (1826-77) sought to describe the 'living reality' of how Britain was governed.

Written in 1867, The English Constitution remains the best account of the history and working of the British political system. It analyses the monarchy, the role of the prime ...

A classic study of the British constitution, paying special attention to how Parliament and the monarchy work. The author frequently draws comparisons with the American ...

Chronicling the past is much easier than chronicling the present, which was exactly Walter Bagehot's project when writing The English Constitution, first published in 1873. His ...

'An ancient and ever-altering constitution is like an old man who still wears with attached fondness clothes in the fashion of his youth: what you see of him is the same; what ...

'An ancient and ever-altering constitution is like an old man who still wears with attached fondness clothes in the fashion of his youth: what you see of him is the same; what ...