Writing the history of parliament in Tudor and early Stuart England:

This volume of essays explores the rise of parliament in the historical imagination of early modern England. The enduring controversy about the nature of parliament informs nearly all debates about the momentous religious, political and governmental changes of the period - most significantly, the ch...

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Weitere Verfasser: Cavill, Paul R. 1980- (HerausgeberIn), Gajda, Alexandra Mary 1979- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Tagungsbericht Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Manchester Manchester University Press 2018
Schriftenreihe:Politics, culture and society in early modern Britain
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Zusammenfassung:This volume of essays explores the rise of parliament in the historical imagination of early modern England. The enduring controversy about the nature of parliament informs nearly all debates about the momentous religious, political and governmental changes of the period - most significantly, the character of the Reformation and the causes of the Revolution. Meanwhile, scholars of ideas have emphasised the historicist turn that shaped political culture. Religious and intellectual imperatives from the sixteenth century onwards evoked a new interest in the evolution of parliament, framing the ways that contemporaries interpreted, legitimised and contested Church, state and political hierarchies
Beschreibung:xiii, 251 Seiten 25 cm
ISBN:0719099587
9780719099588