The Stuart Constitution, 1603-1688: Documents and Commentary

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J. P. Kenyon
Cambridge University Press, 20 févr. 1986 - 478 pages
Published in 1966, The Stuart Constitution at once established itself as the standard documentary textbook for courses in English seventeenth-century history in schools (A-level), polytechnics, and universities, and one which at the same time offered an individual revisionist outlook on many of the problems involved. For the second edition Professor Kenyon has entirely rewritten his commentary to take account of the latest research in this field; he has thoroughly revised the structure of the book, and he has also strengthened the documentation in several important areas, notably the Interregnum, 1649-1660. The book is divided into four parts, the first three of which are devoted to the periods 1603-1640, 1640-1660 and 1660-1688 respectively. The fourth part deals with some of the general issues of government, at both central and local level, throughout the seventeenth century. One hundred and forty-six documents are included in all, and to aid the student reader speling and punctuation have been modernised. This volume forms a companion to the second edition of Professor Elton's The Tudor Constitution, and is likewise available in both hard and paper covers.
 

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THE MONARCHY
7
PARLIAMENT
21
II Finance
46
THE JUDICIARY
74
II Law and politics
87
III Star Chamber
104
THE ESTABLISHED CHURCH
111
II The Laudian revolution
130
THE INTERREGNUM 164960
296
THE RESTORATION SETTLEMENT
335
AREAS OF CONFLICT 166188
360
I Finance
362
II Foreign policy
370
III Religion
374
IV The judiciary
391
LORDS AND COMMONS
412

III High Commission
158
IV The Catholic problem
165
THE BREAKDOWN 16402
175
THE PURITAN FAILURE 16418
229
GOVERNMENT AND ARMY 164249
243
THE PRIVY COUNCIL
429
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
443
Books Cited
469
Index
474
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