The Peers are not a regiment, they are still independent entities, with all the faults and virtues which this implies.Continuing English House of
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House of Lords Fight Bewildered British Public
When told that the people of England were very anxious to abolish the House of Lords, the Duke of Northumberland said that they did not understand the
The Challenge to the Constitution
Any nation which regarded its Constitution as a vital and familiar instrument would have heavily resented so gross an infraction of it as the Lords
Earlier Reforms Lead to House of Commons Dominance
The enfranchisement and emancipation of the people once inaugurated, however, were destined to proceed further.Continuing English House of Lords
Quebec Rejoices, Boston in Gloom
Three thousand men, in part regular troops, defending one of the strongest positions on the continent, and commanded by Frontenac beat off the
Parliament Bill Passed
After a heated debate, chiefly taken up by violent recriminations between the two sections of the Opposition, the Lords decided by a narrow majority
Conservative Disorganized Response
Throughout the latter part of the controversy there is little doubt that the Conservatives would have been in a far stronger position had they acted
The House of Lords Kills Liberal Reforms
Serious questions affecting the working of our party system have arisen from unfortunate differences between the two Houses. My Ministers have this
English House of Lords Falls
This series has nine easy 5-minute installments. This first installment: Liberal Speeches Against the Lords.IntroductionIn 1999 the hereditary