Tudor Parliaments,The Crown,Lords and Commons,1485-1603

by Michael A.R. Graves

Overview

This excellent short survey looks at the workings of parliament under the first four Tudor monarchs. After an introductory first section which looks at parliament's medieval origins, the author then considers all aspects of early parliamentary history - including the historiography of the early Tudor parliaments, membership and attendance, the legislative roles of the Lords and Commons and the specific parliaments themselves.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781317871873
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/06/2014
Series:	Studies In Modern History
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	184
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Michael A. R. Graves

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The Historiography of the Tudor Parliaments: A Critical Analysis; Chapter 2 The Tudor Parliaments: Procedures, Records, Personnel and Privileges; Chapter 3 The Pre-reformation Parliaments, 1485–1529; Chapter 4 The Reformation Parliaments I, 1529–1553; Chapter 5 The Reformation Parliaments II, 1553–1558: the Years of Change; Chapter 6 The Early Elizabethan Parliaments, 1559–1566/7; Chapter 7 The Elizabethan Parliaments: The Era of Lord Burghley, 1571–1597; Chapter 8 Epilogue;