9780259954668 - A Complete Collection of the Lords' Protests, From the First Upon Record, in the Reign of Henry the Third, to the Present Time, Vol. 1 of 2: With a ... Essay on the... (3 risultati)

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. This book collects 630 significant protests recorded in the journal books of the House of Lords, dating back to 1242. The earliest of these protests predates the start of regular parliamentary records â" the first of which were only recorded in 1624. The protests in this book therefore reveal the history of the Upper Chamber in unprecedented detail, laying bare the Lordsâ perspective on the great constitutional battles of British history, including the âexclusion crisisâ of the 1680s, the impeachment of the Earl of Danby (1679) and the abdication of James II in 1688. The book also includes several protests over judicial malpractice and systems that have gone on to reform the justice system. This volume is an essential resource for anybody interested in the history of British constitutional law, peerage systems and parliamentary procedure. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.