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... Boroughs after the Conquest . - Their partial Recovery of their Liberties . 85 CHAPTER X. Evil Character of King John . - Its Importance to our History . - Fortunate Loss of Normandy . John's Quarrels with his Clergy and with the Pope ...
... Boroughs after the Conquest . - Their partial Recovery of their Liberties . 85 CHAPTER X. Evil Character of King John . - Its Importance to our History . - Fortunate Loss of Normandy . John's Quarrels with his Clergy and with the Pope ...
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... Borough Members . - Rotten Boroughs . - Reform Bill . CHAPTER XVII . 267 Number of Population . - Distribution of Political Power . - The Crown . - Number of Parliamentary Electors . - Education . - Property . - Exercise of Political ...
... Borough Members . - Rotten Boroughs . - Reform Bill . CHAPTER XVII . 267 Number of Population . - Distribution of Political Power . - The Crown . - Number of Parliamentary Electors . - Education . - Property . - Exercise of Political ...
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... Boroughs , were first summoned . It was in this cen- tury that our legal system assumed its distinctive features , and was steadily enforced throughout the realm . It is clear , therefore , that it is at this period , that our true ...
... Boroughs , were first summoned . It was in this cen- tury that our legal system assumed its distinctive features , and was steadily enforced throughout the realm . It is clear , therefore , that it is at this period , that our true ...
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... borough , elected from among themselves their local officers for keeping the peace , and other purposes of municipal government . They thus also freely chose their own borough - reeve , or port - reeve , as their head of the civic ...
... borough , elected from among themselves their local officers for keeping the peace , and other purposes of municipal government . They thus also freely chose their own borough - reeve , or port - reeve , as their head of the civic ...
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... boroughs were thriving and were free ; that they were strongholds , where the germs of England's commercial prosperity , and of the capacity of the Anglo - Saxon race for local self - government , were matured , amid the turbulence of a ...
... boroughs were thriving and were free ; that they were strongholds , where the germs of England's commercial prosperity , and of the capacity of the Anglo - Saxon race for local self - government , were matured , amid the turbulence of a ...
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Abbot aforesaid ancient Anglo-Norman Anglo-Saxon Archbishop assembly authority barons bishops boroughs burgesses cause Celts century ceorls Chapter of John's chief civil classes clause Conquest consent constitutional Council county court criminal Crown duties Earl Edward elected enacted England English exercised feudal France freeholders freemen Germanic granted Guizot habeas corpus Hallam heirs Henry Henry II House of Commons House of Lords important imprisoned institutions John John's Charter judges judicial jurors justice king king's kingdom knights land liberties Lords Spiritual Magna Carta Majesty ment military ministers nation Norman Normandy oath observed offenders officers parium parlia parliament parliamentary party passed peace peers person Petition of Right political population prerogative present prince principle realm reign respect Roman royal Saxon self-government sheriff shire socage sovereign spirit statute summoned supra tenants tenure tion towns trial by jury villein vote William Witan words writ