The Growth of Political Stability in England 1675–1725 |
Contents
Parliament Preserved | 31 |
The Growth of Oligarchy | 66 |
The Role of the Executive | 98 |
The Rage of Party | 129 |
The Triumph of the Venetian Oligarchy | 159 |
Appendix I | 190 |
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