# Mr. Grote — The English Constitution character guide

> Mr. Grote in The English Constitution by Walter Bagehot.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0009-iv-the-house-of-commons

## Who they are

Historian of Greece and radical politician.

## In the story

### [II: The Monarchy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_english_constitution_se/chapters/ii-the-monarchy)

Quoted extensively on the difference between legendary Greece (personal reverence for a king) and historical Greece (constitutional systems).

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_english_constitution_se/chapters/i)

Quoted on the difference between legendary Greece (personal rule of a king) and historical Greece (constitutional government).

### [VII: Its History, and the Effects of That History—Conclusion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_english_constitution_se/chapters/vii-its-history-and-the-effects-of-that-history-conclusion)

Cited for his detailed account of how the appendages of the original Greek kingdom gave rise to free states.

## Links

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