The Mother of Parliaments

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A compact, illustrated history and practical guide to the workings of Parliament, blending concise constitutional background with lively anecdotes. It surveys the origin and development of the two Houses, the Palace at Westminster, key officers such as the Speaker and the Lord Chancellor, and the ceremonies and rules that govern openings, debate, privilege, dress, and punishment. Chapters describe parliamentary procedure at work, contemporary practice and reporting, and aim to inform general readers without technical density.

Transcriber's note:

Variations in spelling, punctuation and hyphenation have been retained except in obvious cases of typographical error.

The illustrations have been moved so that they do not break up paragraphs.

Page 87: "many eminent Englishmen enchance its value" The transcriber has replaced "enchance" with "enhance".

Page 91: The transcriber has inserted an anchor which was missing for footnote 134.

Page 143: "a small bob-wig in place of that luxuriant full-buttomed affair" "Full-buttomed" has been replaced with "full-bottomed".