The Constitutional History of England Since the Accession of George the Third, 1760-1860, Volume 1Longmans, Green, 1868 - Constitutional history |
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... ROYAL FAMILY . Vast possessions of the Crown in early times Alienation of Crown lands restrained • Revenues of the Crown prior to the Revolution • The Civil List from William and Mary to George III . Settlement of the Civil List on the ...
... ROYAL FAMILY . Vast possessions of the Crown in early times Alienation of Crown lands restrained • Revenues of the Crown prior to the Revolution • The Civil List from William and Mary to George III . Settlement of the Civil List on the ...
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... royal authority was restrained within the proper limits of the constitution , the crown was shorn of none of its ancient prerogatives ; but remained , as it had ever been , the source of all power , civil and ecclesiastical , " the ...
... royal authority was restrained within the proper limits of the constitution , the crown was shorn of none of its ancient prerogatives ; but remained , as it had ever been , the source of all power , civil and ecclesiastical , " the ...
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... royal household are enjoyed exclusively by peers and their families ; while a large proportion of the state patronage is dispensed by their hands . Their rank also brings them within the immediate reach of court favour and social ...
... royal household are enjoyed exclusively by peers and their families ; while a large proportion of the state patronage is dispensed by their hands . Their rank also brings them within the immediate reach of court favour and social ...
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... royal master served to aggravate the jealousies by which the new minister was surrounded , to widen the breach between himself and the leaders of the Whig party , and to afford occasion for popular reproaches . It has been insinuated ...
... royal master served to aggravate the jealousies by which the new minister was surrounded , to widen the breach between himself and the leaders of the Whig party , and to afford occasion for popular reproaches . It has been insinuated ...
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... royal family , voted at the bidding of the court . But the greater number of the king's friends were independent members of Parliament , whom various motives had attracted to his cause . Many were influenced by high notions of ...
... royal family , voted at the bidding of the court . But the greater number of the king's friends were independent members of Parliament , whom various motives had attracted to his cause . Many were influenced by high notions of ...
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