Parliament and its Buildings (Shire Library)

by RichardTames (Author)

• New

  Paperback
  2012

  $8.93

  Offers an introduction to the thousand-year development of the Palace of Westminster, the evolution of the parliamentary system, and how legislation passes through the House of Commons and the House of Lords. This book explains such traditions as the State Opening, the role of the Mace and of officials such as the speakers and Black Rod.