Difference between revisions of "American Independence and English Common Law"
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|HasImageTitle=From the Battle of Hastings to American Independence | |HasImageTitle=From the Battle of Hastings to American Independence | ||
| − | |HasImageDescription=*1066 Battle of Hastings | + | |HasImageDescription=*1066 Battle of Hastings established the Plantagenet kings |
| − | *1154-1189 Reign of Henry II | + | *1154-1189 Reign of Henry II, the founder of Common Law |
| − | *1215 Magna Carta | + | *1215 Magna Carta - an important step in Rule of Law |
*1587 1st English colony in Virginia | *1587 1st English colony in Virginia | ||
*1620 Grant of New England; the Pilgrims arrive in the Mayflower | *1620 Grant of New England; the Pilgrims arrive in the Mayflower | ||
Revision as of 13:04, 7 December 2013
" 'Government is a conditional compact between king and people. A violation of the covenant by either party discharges the other from its obligation.' 'An Act [of Parliament] against the Constitution is void.' In these thirty words Patrick Henry and James Otis denied the divine origin of the British kingship and the legislative supremacy of the British Parliament, and substituted therefor the Common Law and the eternal rights of man." 2013/12/05 User:WikiSysop
