Medieval and modern times : an introduction to the history of western Europe form the dissolution of the Roman empire to the present time . a statement of thepermanent results of the Revolution. The concessions thatLouis XVIII found it expedient to make, in view of theexpectations of enlightenedEurope, help us to measurethe distance that separates his time from that of Louis XVLAll Frenchmen are declared by the Charter to be equalbefore the law, and equally eligible to civil and military posi-tions. Personal and religious liberty is insured, and all citi-zens, without distinction of rank, are
Medieval and modern times : an introduction to the history of western Europe form the dissolution of the Roman empire to the present time . a statement of thepermanent results of the Revolution. The concessions thatLouis XVIII found it expedient to make, in view of theexpectations of enlightenedEurope, help us to measurethe distance that separates his time from that of Louis XVLAll Frenchmen are declared by the Charter to be equalbefore the law, and equally eligible to civil and military posi-tions. Personal and religious liberty is insured, and all citi-zens, without distinction of rank, are required to contribute tothe taxes in proportion to their means. In short, almost all thegreat reforms proclaimed by the first Declaration of the Rightsof Man are guaranteed. The laws are to be made by the kingin cooperation with a parliament, consisting of a House ofPeers and of a Chamber of Deputies elected by the nation;the latter may impeach the kings ministers. 1 So called to indicate that it was a gift from the king to the nation, thus em-phasizing the royalist claim that the king, not the nation, was the source of law. of 1814. l2° LoneltudL i
Size: 1275px × 1960px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorrobinson, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, bookyear1919
