The

THE UNITED KINGDOM

A POLITICAL HISTORY

BY

GOLDWIN SMITH, D.C.L.

AUTHOR OF “THE UNITED STATES, ETC., ETC.

The best form of government is that which doth actuate
and inspire every part and member of a state to the
common good. - PYM.

VOLUME II

New York

THE MACMILLAN COMPANY

LONDON: MACMILLAN & CO., LTD.

1899

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HARVARD
UNIVERSITY
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APR 26 1961

COPYRIGHT, 1899,

BY THE MACMILLAN COMPANY.

Norwood Press

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