The standard constitutional histories of England will furnish information as to the principles of government which were familiar to the framers of our state and federal constitutions and the controversies which emphasized or led to the recognition of these principles and afforded the occasion for the insertion of particular guaranties in our fundamental instruments of government. The various histories of the United States explain in greater or less detail the development of our constitutional system and contain frequent references to matters germane to constitutional law.

Taswell-Laxgmead, Thomas Pitt. English .Constitutional History, from the Teutonic Conquest to the present time. (1875; 5th ed. 1896.) - A concise but comprehensive history of the origin and development of the English constitution intended primarily as a text-book for students.

Taylor, Hannis. The Origin and Growth of the English Constitution. (2 vols., 1889, 1898.) - This work by an American author is interesting because it treats of the growth of the English constitution, with particular reference to those matters which are important to the students of American constitutional law.

Stubbs, William. The Constitutional History of England in its Origin and Development. (3 vols., 1873-1878.) - A standard work, relating to the early history.

Hallam, Henry. Constitutional History of England from the Accession of Henry VII to the Death of George II. (2 vols., 1827, and later eds.) - This is also a standard work, covering important topics of English constitutional history, but not the earliest period nor the period of the controversy between the American Colonies and the Crown.

May, Sir Thomas Erskine. The Constitutional History of England Since the Accession of George III, 1760-1860. (2 vols. 1861,1863. Later editions. 3 vols. 1895.) - This is substantially a continuation of Hallam, and covers the Colonial Period.

Holst, Hermann Eduard Von. Constitutional and Political History of the United States (transl. by Lalor and Mason, 7 vols, and Index vol., 1877-1892.) - This treatise was originally written while its author was a professor in a German university. He subsequently became professor of law and history in an American university and published a short treatise on The Constitutional Law of the United States (transl. by Mason, 1887), which covers very accurately the principles of our federal system but is too brief to be especially valuable for collateral reading. His main historical treatise is largely devoted to the discussion of political questions, especially the conflict as to the extension of slavery.

Adams, Henry. History of the United States During the Administrations of Jefferson and Madison. (9 vols., 1889-1891.) - Special attention is given to constitutional questions arising during the early period of our national existence.

Curtis, George Ticknor. Constitutional History of the United States. (2 vols., 1889,1896.) - Volume I is a new edition of the same author's History of the Constitution (2 vols., 1854), and Volume II covers the subsequent development of our constitutional system.

Hart, Albert Bushnell, editor. The American Nation, A History from Original Materials by Associated Scholars. (26 vols, and Index and Atlas vols., in progress, 1904.) - A co-operative work, including in its various volumes the beginnings and development of our constitutional system.