Throughout much of their modern history Britons turned to the past for evidence in current controversies. Within this tradition of historical self-justification the Middle Ages had a special place: the early forms of the law and the constitution belong to the medieval centuries while the continuous...

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1. Verfasser:	Smith, R. J. 1938- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1987
Schlagworte:	Geschichte 1700-1800 Geschichte 1800-1900 Geschichte 1688-1863 Geschichte Politik Medievalism / Great Britain / History Middle Ages Intellektueller Rezeption Mittelalter Großbritannien Great Britain / Intellectual life / 18th century Great Britain / Intellectual life / 19th century Great Britain / Politics and government / 18th century Great Britain / Politics and government / 19th century Great Britain / History / William and Mary, 1689-1702
Online-Zugang:	BSB01 UBG01 Volltext
Zusammenfassung:	Throughout much of their modern history Britons turned to the past for evidence in current controversies. Within this tradition of historical self-justification the Middle Ages had a special place: the early forms of the law and the constitution belong to the medieval centuries while the continuous history of the English Church began in the Saxon age. In this dialogue between present and past new political realities, fresh sensibilities and developing scholarship ensured that the interpretation of the Middle Ages did not for long remain unaltered. This book examines the use of medieval precedent in political and ecclesiastical debate between one such great change, the Revolution of 1688, and the mid-nineteenth-century reforms that ultimately made the tradition of historical apologetic obsolete
Beschreibung:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (xiii, 231 pages)
ISBN:	9780511522826
DOI:	10.1017/CBO9780511522826