The Stuart Constitution, 1603-1688 : documents and commentary / edited and introduced by J.P. Kenyon.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kenyon, J. P. (John Philipps), 1927-1996.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--Politics and government--1603-1714.

Great Britain.

Politics and government.

Constitutional history--Great Britain.

Constitutional history.

Physical Description:

xviii, 478 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1986.

Summary:

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 spelling 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.

Contents:

Book I The Ancient Constitution, 1603-40

1 The Monarchy 7

2 Parliament

I Status and privilege 21

II Finance 46

3 The Judiciary

I The Crown and Common Law 74

II Law and politics 87

III Star Chamber 104

4 The Established Church

I The Jacobean Church 111

II The Laudian revolution 130

III High Commission 158

IV The Catholic problem 165

Book II The Era of Experiment, 1640-60

5 The Breakdown, 1640-2 175

6 The Puritan Failure, 1641-8 229

7 Government and Army, 1642-9 243

8 The Interregnum, 1649-60 296

Book III The Restored Constitution

9 The Restoration Settlement 335

10 Areas of Conflict, 1660

88 360

I Finance 362

II Foreign policy 370

III Religion 374

IV The judiciary 391

11 Lords and Commons 412

Book IV Government

12 The Privy Council 429

13 Local Government 443.

Notes:

Includes index.

Bibliography: pages 469-473.

ISBN:

0521308100

0521313279

OCLC:

12236022