The Historical Basis of Socialism in EnglandK. Paul, Trench & Company, 1883 - 492 páginas |
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... century . Above them stood the barons with their retainers , the church with its great possessions , and the king ; the mercantile class was still in its infancy , though gaining strength towards the end of the century . The king's ...
... century . Above them stood the barons with their retainers , the church with its great possessions , and the king ; the mercantile class was still in its infancy , though gaining strength towards the end of the century . The king's ...
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... century until the accession of James I. , the lot of the great mass of working Englishmen , which was so flourishing and so wholesome , became miserable in the extreme , and the labourers of England , in the widest sense of the word ...
... century until the accession of James I. , the lot of the great mass of working Englishmen , which was so flourishing and so wholesome , became miserable in the extreme , and the labourers of England , in the widest sense of the word ...
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... century was sufficiently complete by the reign of James I. Thenceforward the absorption of wealth by one class at the expense of another went on unchecked . From the middle of the sixteenth century , however , various small attempts had ...
... century was sufficiently complete by the reign of James I. Thenceforward the absorption of wealth by one class at the expense of another went on unchecked . From the middle of the sixteenth century , however , various small attempts had ...
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... century , we see that government entirely transferred into the hands of the richer guild members . " * Instead of the old sovereign meeting of all the associates there now appeared a Court of Assistants , who governed the guild . Only ...
... century , we see that government entirely transferred into the hands of the richer guild members . " * Instead of the old sovereign meeting of all the associates there now appeared a Court of Assistants , who governed the guild . Only ...
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... century is hard to estimate . Circum- stances could scarcely have been more favourable to the development of a class of capitalists , and the instant they obtained influence , they of course laughed " freedom of contract " to scorn ...
... century is hard to estimate . Circum- stances could scarcely have been more favourable to the development of a class of capitalists , and the instant they obtained influence , they of course laughed " freedom of contract " to scorn ...
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