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The monarchy and the House of Lords have certain common characteristics: each is reliant on the hereditary principle, the one wholly, the other partly; and each is almost totally impotent, yet performs a useful function in the system of government.
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Richards, S.G. (1978). The Monarchy and the House of Lords. In: Introduction to British Government. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-15877-5_7
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