The Parliaments of Early Modern Europe: 1400 - 1700

by M.A.R. Graves

Overview

A comparative survey of the emergence and development of Parliaments in Catholic Christendom from the thirteenth century, the chief focus of this work is the period between the fifteenth and seventeenth centuries,when Europe was dramatically changed by the Renaissance, the  Reformation and the growth of composite monarchies which brought together diverse territories under their rule. European Parliaments experienced a variety of challenges, fortunes and fates: some survived, even flourished, but others succumbed to powerful monarchies. By investigating the powers and privileges and responsibilities of these institutions, Graves illuminates the whole business of government - the nature of executive power, the relations of ruler and ruled, the restraints of consent, and the realities of the tension between central authority and local custom.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781317884323
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/06/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
File size:	691 KB

About the Author

M.A.R. Graves

Table of Contents

Introduction PART ONE THE PARLIAMENTARY STORY 1. The Origin and Growth of European Parliaments until the Fifteenth Century 2. Parliaments in a Time of Change: Europe in the Fifteenth Century 3. Religious Reformation and Political Change, War and Rebellion: Their impact on Parliaments in the Sixteenth Century: I 4. Religious Reformation and Political Change, War and Rebellion: Their impact on Parliaments in the Sixteenth Century: II 5. Mixed Fortunes of Seventeenth-century Parliaments: Eclipse, Survivla and Triumph PART TWO THE CHARACTERISTICS OF EARLY MODERN PARLIAMENTS 6. Representation and Membership 7. Business and the Manner of its Transaction 8. Reflections on Counsel and Consent Index

Editorial Reviews

This book traces the history of European parliaments during the period spanning the 15th to 17th centuries. It examines their institutional characteristics, their contributions to democracy, and their eventual fates. The relationships between parliaments, religious reformations, political change, war, and rebellion are also considered. Case studies foreground the experiences of the Irish, Scottish, English, Scandinavian, Polish, Hungarian, French, Spanish, and German assemblies. Graves teaches history art the University of Auckland. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

"offers a vivid, well-grounded and challenging review...students and teachers alike will find it invaluable" English Historical Review "a valuable start for students of parliamentary history" PARERGON

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