In the nineteenth century Walter Bagehot wrote a classic account of the British constitution as it had developed during Queen Victoria's reign arguing that it w

This volume provides an introduction to the United Kingdom's constitution that recognises and embraces its historical, social, political, and legal dimensions.

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