Critical and Historical Essays1951 |
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Page 243
... Crown , the power of the Crown was constantly sinking , and that of the Commons constantly rising . The meetings of the Houses were more frequent than in former reigns ; their interference was more harassing to the Govern- ment than in ...
... Crown , the power of the Crown was constantly sinking , and that of the Commons constantly rising . The meetings of the Houses were more frequent than in former reigns ; their interference was more harassing to the Govern- ment than in ...
Page 246
... Crown , an exclusion which is quite absurd when we consider the Council merely as an executive board , becomes at once perfectly reasonable when we consider the Council as a body intended to restrain the Crown as well as to exercise the ...
... Crown , an exclusion which is quite absurd when we consider the Council merely as an executive board , becomes at once perfectly reasonable when we consider the Council as a body intended to restrain the Crown as well as to exercise the ...
Page 315
... crown living , every head of every college which was subject to the royal power , would have belonged to the Church of Rome . Almost all the places of liberal education would have been under the direction of Catholics . The whole power ...
... crown living , every head of every college which was subject to the royal power , would have belonged to the Church of Rome . Almost all the places of liberal education would have been under the direction of Catholics . The whole power ...
Contents
HALLAMS HISTORY | 3 |
RANKES HISTORY OF THE POPES | 31 |
INDEX | 38 |
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