HSTY2689 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Rotten And Pocket Boroughs, Tlatoani, Nepotism
18 Jul 2018
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18th c unreformed parliament was a curious mix of ancient customs and pragmatic changes. The glorious revolution brought about some of the pragmatic change to the medieval system. Size and function (e. g. relationship to monarch) are not fixed but rather fluid. It was not considered immoral to practice nepotism if the people elected did a good job in running the country, if it were for the greater good. Still, parliament begins 18th c in a much stronger position that 17th c (esp. Parliament was disbanded for years during the former century. 18th c sees important development but not radical change until the 1790s war with france and the. House of lords: upper house of parliament (filled with bishops and hereditary peers, and elected peers from. Until robert walpole"s career, government was by chief minister (first lord of the treasury) from the lords.
