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History: Government; Political Institutions; Governmental Bodies, Processes, Agencies |
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About this book/synopsis: Beginning with an introductory sketch of the principal features of the modern Constitution of England, this book then gives an account of the processes which, through the centuries of English history, have made the present Constitution what it is. Thus, Part 1 describes the normal characteristics of the Constitution. Part II discusses its medieval foundations, the origins of central government, and the struggle between the king and the magnates for its control. Part III traces developments in the 16th and 17th Centuries , the zenith of medieval ideas of government under the Tudors, and the conflicts of principle and their settlement by compromise during the 17th Century. Part IV deals with the 18th Century form of government, the reform of Parliament, and the rise of Cabinet government in the 19th and 20th Centuries. Chapters: |
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