An Historical view of the English government from the settlement of the Saxons in Britain to the Revolution in 1688, to which are subjoined some dissertations connected with the history of the government from the Revolution to the present time |
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Crítica de los usuarios - Not Available - Book VerdictThis oldie reaches back to 1787. Millar was a leading figure of the Scottish Enlightenment and a noted social analyst. He divides his history into three sections: the Saxons through the Normans, the Normans to James I, and James I to the Glorious Revolution. Leer comentario completo
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