There was some separation of powers, yes, but it wasn't complete. It was nothing like ours was. And then, as now, The dual sovereignty system did not exist in the United Kingdom and was rare worldwide. in the entire world. It was a relatively new creature. Here. There were a couple of antecedents. I'll mention two of them briefly. (15:40–15:48)
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