The English Constitution

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The English Constitution is Walter Bagehot’s influential 19th-century analysis of the practical workings and unwritten principles of the British constitutional system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
political science work
analyzes the Cabinet
the House of Commons
the House of Lords
linked to: House of Lords

the monarchy
the party system
the role of the Prime Minister
associatedWithConcept cabinet government
parliamentary sovereignty
associatedWithPerson Queen Victoria
William Ewart Gladstone
author Walter Bagehot
characterizesCabinetAs efficient part of the constitution
characterizesMonarchyAs dignified part of the constitution
contrastsWith formal legal constitution
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
describes dignified parts of the constitution
efficient parts of the constitution
describesElectorateAs deferential in Victorian Britain
emphasizes conventions of the constitution
political practice over legal form
firstPublishedAs series of essays
focusesOn practical workings of the British constitution
unwritten principles of the British constitution
genre constitutional analysis
political theory
hasEdition multiple later editions and reprints
hasNotableConcept fusion of powers in the British system
hasReception highly influential in constitutional thought
historicalContext Victorian era
influenced comparative constitutional scholarship
later studies of the British constitution
isStudiedIn British history
constitutional law
political science
language English
originalMedium The Fortnightly Review
proposesConcept dignified institutions
efficient institutions
publicationYear 1867
publisher Chapman and Hall
subject British constitution
United Kingdom government
linked to: UK government

parliamentary system
timePeriodDescribed mid-19th-century British politics
viewsHouseOfCommonsAs predominant political body

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Walter Bagehot notableWork The English Constitution
Walter Bagehot notableWork The English Constitution
subject linked to: Bagehot
Walter Bagehot notableWork The English Constitution
subject linked to: Eliza Wilson