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... historical inquiry . The aristocracy of England in the eighteenth century occupied a peculiar position . While they were supreme in fact , their supremacy was exer- cised under the forms of a constitution which contained , in theory at ...
... historical inquiry . The aristocracy of England in the eighteenth century occupied a peculiar position . While they were supreme in fact , their supremacy was exer- cised under the forms of a constitution which contained , in theory at ...
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... History , vol . iii . , p . 384 . 3 If a freehold or burgage tenant refused to sell , it was not a very uncommon practice to blow up his house with gunpowder and thus disfranchise a political opponent .'- Lord John Russell ...
... History , vol . iii . , p . 384 . 3 If a freehold or burgage tenant refused to sell , it was not a very uncommon practice to blow up his house with gunpowder and thus disfranchise a political opponent .'- Lord John Russell ...
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... History ; ' 2 that by these pro- prietors they were commonly sold for sums which ranged as high as 5,000l . for a single parliament ; and that advertisements appeared in the news- papers , of which the following may serve as a ...
... History ; ' 2 that by these pro- prietors they were commonly sold for sums which ranged as high as 5,000l . for a single parliament ; and that advertisements appeared in the news- papers , of which the following may serve as a ...
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... History , vol . vi . , p . 300. Cf. the petition . presented by Grey in 1793 , where it is stated that 84 individuals return 157 members , 40 peers 81 members , and so on . 6 2 The truth is , ' says Romilly , in 1807 , ' that the new ...
... History , vol . vi . , p . 300. Cf. the petition . presented by Grey in 1793 , where it is stated that 84 individuals return 157 members , 40 peers 81 members , and so on . 6 2 The truth is , ' says Romilly , in 1807 , ' that the new ...
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... History of the English Government and Constitution , ' and reappears , as we shall see , in the utterances of both Liberals and Conservatives for years after the date of the first Reform Act . From this position it follows that what ...
... History of the English Government and Constitution , ' and reappears , as we shall see , in the utterances of both Liberals and Conservatives for years after the date of the first Reform Act . From this position it follows that what ...
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