The Constitutional History of England Since the Accession of George the Third, 1760-1860, Volume 1Longmans, Green, 1868 - Constitutional history |
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... peers in opposition to the Court Lord North driven from office by the Commons , 1782 Result of twenty years of kingcraft His reluctant admission of the Rockingham ministry , 1765 Exerts his influence in Parliament against them The king ...
... peers in opposition to the Court Lord North driven from office by the Commons , 1782 Result of twenty years of kingcraft His reluctant admission of the Rockingham ministry , 1765 Exerts his influence in Parliament against them The king ...
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... peers . • A creation of peers equivalent to a dissolution The independence of the Lords unimpaired by the reform Circumstances affecting their political weight The peerage in its social relations 235 238 · 239 242 243 • 246 ib . • 247 ...
... peers . • A creation of peers equivalent to a dissolution The independence of the Lords unimpaired by the reform Circumstances affecting their political weight The peerage in its social relations 235 238 · 239 242 243 • 246 ib . • 247 ...
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... body is the creation of the crown . The temporal peers , or their ancestors , have all been ennobled by royal favour : many have been raised to a higher dignity 2 INFLUENCE OF THE CROWN . The sources of this influence.
... body is the creation of the crown . The temporal peers , or their ancestors , have all been ennobled by royal favour : many have been raised to a higher dignity 2 INFLUENCE OF THE CROWN . The sources of this influence.
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... Peers . The Spiritual Lords owe their dignity to the crown , and look up to the same source of power , for ... peers and their families ; while a large proportion of the state patronage is dispensed by their hands . Their rank also ...
... Peers . The Spiritual Lords owe their dignity to the crown , and look up to the same source of power , for ... peers and their families ; while a large proportion of the state patronage is dispensed by their hands . Their rank also ...
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... peers and their connexions , or entirely under their control ; while in many other boroughs the interest of the government was paramount at elections . The cities and large towns alone had any pretensions to independence . Except on ...
... peers and their connexions , or entirely under their control ; while in many other boroughs the interest of the government was paramount at elections . The cities and large towns alone had any pretensions to independence . Except on ...
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