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Legal Limits on Royal Government

England · Government / Government of England. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1640Date range
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Chronological records

1640

John Selden3 November 1640

London · Government / Government of England

Selden argues that established law limits exercises of royal prerogative.

Names involved

John Selden

Provenance

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