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rights of Englishmen
Subject
History
Place
Northern America
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United States of America
DOI: 10.1111/b.9781577180999.1997.x
Extract
During the Revolutionary era, this term referred to longstanding civil rights enshrined in common law and to political liberties protected by the Magna Carta and the 1689 English Bill of Rights. These legal protections formed the basis of the B ill of R ights ratified in 1791. ... log in or subscribe to read full text
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