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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

The enfranchisement and emancipation of the people once inaugurated, however, were destined to proceed further.Continuing English House of Lords

Three thousand men, in part regular troops, defending one of the strongest positions on the continent, and commanded by Frontenac beat off the

After a heated debate, chiefly taken up by violent recriminations between the two sections of the Opposition, the Lords decided by a narrow majority

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

Serious questions affecting the working of our party system have arisen from unfortunate differences between the two Houses. My Ministers have this

This series has nine easy 5-minute installments. This first installment: Liberal Speeches Against the Lords.IntroductionIn 1999 the hereditary

Today's installment concludes Henry IV Begins Lancaster Rule,our selection from History of England by John Lingard published in 1819.If you have

Henry dismissed the greater part of his army and prepared to conduct his prisoner to the capital.Continuing Henry IV Begins Lancaster Rule,our