02420cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000300011324500770014326400510022030000470027133600260031833700260034433800360037049000230040650000310042950801880046052013030064853400450195165300440199683000230204085600430206344410UtSlPG20260610134023.0mcr n260607r2013||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aJN1 aHallam, Henry,d1777-185910aConstitutional History of England, Henry VII to George II. Volume 3 of 3 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2013  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aEveryman's library  aRelease date is 2013-12-11  aProduced by Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed
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Internet Archive)  a"Constitutional History of England, Henry VII to George II. Volume 3 of 3" by Henry Hallam is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This volume primarily covers the evolution of constitutional government in England during the Stuart period, especially focusing on the reign of Charles II and the complex dynamics between the monarchy and Parliament. The book delves into significant themes such as the limitations of royal power, the significance of the press, and the intricacies of parliamentary privileges.  The opening of the work presents an analysis of the state of constitutional governance under Charles II. It begins by emphasizing how the reign was characterized by a general respect for individual rights, contrasting it with previous monarchies, where those rights had often been infringed. Hallam discusses the responses of Parliament to governmental overreach and explains the emergence of pivotal legislation such as the Habeas Corpus Act. He also examines disputes over the rights of the Lords and Commons, particularly focusing on issues surrounding taxation and the preservation of privileges, setting the stage for deeper discussions on the tensions that shaped English governance during this transformative period. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aConstitutional history -- Great Britain 0aEveryman's library40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44410