Project Gutenberg 2012-11-06 Public domain in the USA. 82 Graham, Harry 1874 1936 Streamer, Col. D. Col. D. Streamer The Mother of Parliaments Produced by Mark C. Orton, Additional images were supplied by The Internet Archive. and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "The Mother of Parliaments" by Harry Graham is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book provides a comprehensive exploration of the history and evolution of the English Parliament, emphasizing its significance to the country and its people. It examines the governmental structure, the dynamics between the Houses of Lords and Commons, and the historical context that shaped parliamentary procedures and responsibilities. The opening of the text introduces the author's intent behind the work: to present a detailed yet accessible narrative about the English Parliament's history and its relevance to modern governance. Graham reflects on the widespread interest in parliamentary affairs and the transformation of political representation over time. He outlines the historical roots of parliamentary governance from the ancient Witenagemot to contemporary practices, emphasizing the ongoing struggle for political power between the monarchy and the populace. Notably, he sets the stage for a deeper exploration into parliamentary structure and function in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Representative government and representation Great Britain. Parliament Great Britain. Parliament -- History JN Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: Politics 995039 995048 2024-09-17T10:50:54.484322 2023-09-18T05:53:10.398793 text/html text/html 966936 2012-11-05T19:10:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1262625 2012-11-05T19:10:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1363279 2024-09-17T10:51:20.507687 application/epub+zip 1381203 2024-09-17T10:51:01.509282 application/epub+zip 391634 2024-09-17T10:50:57.724304 application/epub+zip 1718077 2024-09-17T10:51:30.497631 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1622997 2024-09-17T10:51:15.356715 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 642918 2022-09-18T20:05:46.484186 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 711121 710849 2024-09-17T10:50:51.102368 2023-09-18T05:53:07.209770 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 710712 2012-11-05T19:10:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 268602 2012-11-05T19:10:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 710712 2012-11-05T19:10:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 268457 2012-11-05T19:10:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20684 2024-09-17T10:51:30.660637 application/rdf+xml 13322 2024-09-17T10:50:58.268295 image/jpeg 3836 2024-09-17T10:50:58.002302 image/jpeg 1310385 2024-09-17T10:50:54.600346 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