Project Gutenberg 2011-09-10 Public domain in the USA. 61 Bradlaugh, Charles 1833 1891 Bradlaugh, C. (Charles) Iconoclast The True Story of My Parliamentary Struggle Reading ease score: 65.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Brownfox and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The True Story of My Parliamentary Struggle" by Charles Bradlaugh is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book documents Bradlaugh's conflict with the British Parliament regarding his right to affirm rather than take an oath, which stemmed from his status as an atheist. This struggle highlights significant themes such as religious beliefs, civic rights, and the complexities of the parliamentary process, making it pertinent for readers interested in political history and the evolution of secularism. At the start of the narrative, Bradlaugh introduces the context of his parliamentary struggle, noting the widespread misunderstanding of his situation, and outlines his intention to clarify the events that transpired in the House of Commons. He recounts his claim to affirm rather than take the traditional oath prescribed for members of Parliament, referencing the Evidence Amendment Acts as the legal foundation for his assertion. The opening portion also details the formation of a Select Committee that was appointed to investigate his claim, establishing a backdrop for the unfolding legal and political drama that follows. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Legislators -- Great Britain -- Biography Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1837-1901 Bradlaugh, Charles, 1833-1891 Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons -- Biography DA Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - British Browsing: Politics 341881 341840 2024-10-15T17:36:47.094264 2023-09-16T09:36:01.609745 text/html text/html 345908 2011-09-10T16:04:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 139408 2011-09-10T16:04:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 220745 2024-10-15T17:36:55.652219 application/epub+zip 223451 2024-10-15T17:36:50.766242 application/epub+zip 179581 2024-10-15T17:36:49.369221 application/epub+zip 391832 2024-10-15T17:36:59.226191 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 368660 2024-10-15T17:36:54.770276 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330157 2022-09-17T07:12:56.296098 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 308164 307988 2024-10-15T17:36:46.386450 2023-09-16T09:36:01.052721 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 308063 2011-09-10T16:04:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 101873 2011-09-10T16:04:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 308058 2011-09-10T16:04:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 101850 2011-09-10T16:04:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22429 2024-10-15T17:36:59.367184 application/rdf+xml 15306 2024-10-15T17:36:49.939237 image/jpeg 3535 2024-10-15T17:36:49.651256 image/jpeg 214897 2024-10-15T17:36:47.123257 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia