The Stuart Constitution, 1603-1688: Documents and CommentaryJ. P. Kenyon 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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... speech , 8 March 1610 King's speech , 21 March 1610 Proclamation for suppressing Dr Cowell's Interpreter , 25 March 1610 Candict and Plomer's Case , 1610 Commons committee : debate on a petition of right , 22 May 1610 James Whitelocke's ...
... speech , 8 March 1610 King's speech , 21 March 1610 Proclamation for suppressing Dr Cowell's Interpreter , 25 March 1610 Candict and Plomer's Case , 1610 Commons committee : debate on a petition of right , 22 May 1610 James Whitelocke's ...
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... speech , 19 February 1624 Impeachment of Cranfield , 1624 Monopolies Act , 1624 22 Subsidy Act , 1624 45 Laud et al . to Buckingham , 2 August 1625 16 Dudley Carleton's speech , 12 May 1626 46 Proclamation for the peace and quiet of the ...
... speech , 19 February 1624 Impeachment of Cranfield , 1624 Monopolies Act , 1624 22 Subsidy Act , 1624 45 Laud et al . to Buckingham , 2 August 1625 16 Dudley Carleton's speech , 12 May 1626 46 Proclamation for the peace and quiet of the ...
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... speech , 13 April 1641 58c The canons of 1640 Pym , speech on the state of the nation , 7 November 1640 Pym , speech against Strafford , 25 November 1640 The Root and Branch Petition , 11 December 1640 Lords ' resolutions on ...
... speech , 13 April 1641 58c The canons of 1640 Pym , speech on the state of the nation , 7 November 1640 Pym , speech against Strafford , 25 November 1640 The Root and Branch Petition , 11 December 1640 Lords ' resolutions on ...
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... speech on the scaffold , 30 January 1649 Act abolishing the kingship , 17 March 1649 293 306 90 91 92a 92b 93 94 96 97 98 རྒྱསྶཞྲི ༔ 95 127 ΙΟΙ 102 103 104 105 112 King's declaration , 26 December 1662 107 108 Supply Act , 1666 109 Act ...
... speech on the scaffold , 30 January 1649 Act abolishing the kingship , 17 March 1649 293 306 90 91 92a 92b 93 94 96 97 98 རྒྱསྶཞྲི ༔ 95 127 ΙΟΙ 102 103 104 105 112 King's declaration , 26 December 1662 107 108 Supply Act , 1666 109 Act ...
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... speech to the Lords , 23 December 1678 438 137 King's speech , Privy Council , 21 April 1679 440 121 117 138 145 122 Habeas Corpus Amendment Act , 1679 Exclusion Bill , November 1680 Sir Leoline Jenkins to Lord Conway , 5 October 1681 ...
... speech to the Lords , 23 December 1678 438 137 King's speech , Privy Council , 21 April 1679 440 121 117 138 145 122 Habeas Corpus Amendment Act , 1679 Exclusion Bill , November 1680 Sir Leoline Jenkins to Lord Conway , 5 October 1681 ...
Contents
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 |
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