BY THE SAME AUTHOR
A Constitutional History of the House of Lords
FROM ORIGINAL SOURCES
8vo, 12s. 6d. net
Precedents and instances sought out with the indefatigable curiosity of a scholar, and arranged with the skill of an able lawyer.'—Saturday Review.
If only for the chapter on the difficult question of the status of the Spiritual Lords this book would be of value. … The rights, privileges, and disabilities of peers are all discussed in turn, together with the judicature of the House of Lords. A compact history of the legislative power vested in the House, and a copious account of the successive changes in its component parts close the author's comprehensive survey.'—Athenaeum.
'It is a book that will be of immense interest to the students of history, and especially of constitutional history; and it will almost certainly be accepted as the highest authority on its subject.'—Scotsman.
'It supplies much very useful information, and some new light for the treatment of the growth of the peerage, and of the legislative powers of the House.'—Law Quarterly Review.
'He is admirably clear in dealing with the details of his subject. He must have taken infinite pains, and the result is worthy of his efforts.'—English Historical Review.
'It is, moreover, the only work of its kind.'—The Times.
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