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Tables of Contents for The House of Lords
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgements
viii
List of Illustrations
ix
Introduction: The Family Tree
xi
The Vacuum Behind the Throne
1
12
The Loaf Wards
13
12
The Gilded Tomb
25
10
The Brains of Europe
35
14
The Lord Chancellor's Dance
49
12
The Barons' Beef
61
8
The King's Needs
69
10
In the Kremlin
79
14
The Saint with Two Heads
93
10
The House of Lords Abolished
103
14
The Second Coming
117
12
The Senate of Lilliput
129
12
A Cushion down the Trousers
141
12
Wiser Councils Prevail
153
14
Port in a Storm
167
16
A Turner Sunset
183
16
A Naked Absurdity
199
18
Incomplete Relations
217
20
A Man in Space
237
18
The Theatre of Compromise
255
18
Postscript: Business as Usual
273
14
Select Bibliography
287
2
Index
289