A Short History of England from the Earliest Times to the Present DayRivingtons, 1890 - 476 էջ |
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... rule , the reign of one king . At the beginning of each book are placed genealogies of the royal families , and pedigrees to illustrate special points are given in the notes . At the head of each reign is a list of the notable ...
... rule , the reign of one king . At the beginning of each book are placed genealogies of the royal families , and pedigrees to illustrate special points are given in the notes . At the head of each reign is a list of the notable ...
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... Rule of Henry IV 1413. Death of Henry . 141 141 142 CHAPTER II . HENRY V. ( 1413-1423 ) . 1413. Persecution of the Lollards 143 1415. French War renewed .. Conspiracy of Cambridge Siege of Harfleur .... March to Calais .. Battle of ...
... Rule of Henry IV 1413. Death of Henry . 141 141 142 CHAPTER II . HENRY V. ( 1413-1423 ) . 1413. Persecution of the Lollards 143 1415. French War renewed .. Conspiracy of Cambridge Siege of Harfleur .... March to Calais .. Battle of ...
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... Rule in Ireland . 174 1487. Court of Star Chamber . " Morton's Fork " European Alliances . 174 175 176 1501. Marriage and Death of Prince Arthur 1502. Marriage of Margaret to James IV . 177 177 1492. Discovery of the New World .... 177 ...
... Rule in Ireland . 174 1487. Court of Star Chamber . " Morton's Fork " European Alliances . 174 175 176 1501. Marriage and Death of Prince Arthur 1502. Marriage of Margaret to James IV . 177 177 1492. Discovery of the New World .... 177 ...
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... . 451 Mr. Gladstone Prime Minister . 451 1886. Mr. Gladstone's Home Rule Bill . General Election of 1886 .... 452 452 Conclusion . 453 APPENDIX 455 INDEX 458 TABLE OF THE KINGS AND QUEENS OF ENGLAND SINCE EGBERT xxxvi Contents .
... . 451 Mr. Gladstone Prime Minister . 451 1886. Mr. Gladstone's Home Rule Bill . General Election of 1886 .... 452 452 Conclusion . 453 APPENDIX 455 INDEX 458 TABLE OF THE KINGS AND QUEENS OF ENGLAND SINCE EGBERT xxxvi Contents .
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... rule on a permanent footing . Roman settle- ' ment of the country . Towns and camps . Agricola decided not to attempt to hold the country which lay north of the Firths of Clyde and Forth . He therefore built across the narrow piece of ...
... rule on a permanent footing . Roman settle- ' ment of the country . Towns and camps . Agricola decided not to attempt to hold the country which lay north of the Firths of Clyde and Forth . He therefore built across the narrow piece of ...
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Էջ ii - A Handbook in Outline of English Politics for the Last Half Century. Extracted from "A Handbook of English Political History.
Էջ 361 - THE power of the crown has increased, is increasing, and ought to be diminished...
Էջ 235 - That no freeman be required to give any gift, loan, benevolence, or tax without common consent by Act of Parliament.
Էջ vii - A Skeleton Outline of the History of England, being an abridgment of a Handbook in Outline of the Political History of England.
Էջ 285 - Subjects have a right to petition the king. 6. The election of members of parliament ought to be free. 7. Freedom of speech and debate in parliament ought not to be questioned in any court or place out of parliament. 8. Excessive fines must not be imposed ; and jurors, in cases for high treason, must be freeholders. 9. For redress of all grievances, and for the strengthening of the laws, parliament ought to be held frequently. 10. William and Mary were declared king and queen of England, and all...
Էջ 324 - A company for carrying on an undertaking of great advantage, but nobody to know what it is.
Էջ 258 - Parliament, according to the Instrument, was to be summoned at least once every three years and was not to be dissolved without its own consent until it had sat for a minimum of five months. The Protector could hold up Bills for twenty days, but after that...
Էջ ii - A HANDBOOK IN OUTLINE OF ENGLISH POLITICS FOR THE LAST HALF CENTURY. Extracted from " A Handbook of English Political History." With Appendices on the Reform Bills, Disfranchised and Enfranchised Boroughs, &c. By AH DYKU ACLAND, MP, and CYRIL RANSOMS, MA Crown 8vo, cloth, is.
Էջ 285 - Patriarchd, by setting up a king and queen who owed their position to the choice of parliament. In the second, it gave an opportunity for reasserting the principles of the English constitution which it had been the aim of the Stuarts to set aside. In the third, it began what may be called the reign of parliament Up to the Revolution there is no doubt that the guiding force in directing the policy of the nation had been the will of the king. Since the Revolution the guiding force has been the will...
Էջ 257 - Again, in 1651 came the celebrated English Navigation Act which prohibited the importation of goods into England except in English ships or in the ships of the country producing the goods. This was...