Parliament in context, 1235-1707 / edited by Keith M. Brown and Alan R. MacDonald.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, Keith, Author.

Contributor:

Brown, Keith M.

MacDonald, Alan R.

Series:

History of the Scottish Parliament ; v. 3.

History of the Scottish Parliament ; v. 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scotland. Parliament--History.

Scotland.

Scotland--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is the third volume in The History of the Scottish Parliament. In volumes 1 and 2 the contributors addressed discrete episodes in political history from the early thirteenth century through to 1707, demonstrating the richness of the sources for such historical writing and the importance of parliament to that history. In Volume 3 the contributors have built on that foundation and taken advantage of the Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to discuss a comprehensive range of key themes in the development of parliament.The editors, Keith M. Brown and Alan R. MacDonald, have assembled a tea

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Contributors""; ""Abbreviations and Conventions""; ""Preface""; ""chapter 1 Balancing Acts: The Crown and Parliament""; ""chapter 2 The First Estate: Parliament and the Church""; ""chapter 3 The Second Estate: Parliament and the Nobility""; ""chapter 4 The Third Estate: Parliament and the Burghs""; ""chapter 5 House Rules: Parliamentary Procedure""; ""chapter 6 Parliament and the Law""; ""chapter 7 The Law of the Person: Parliament and Social Control""; ""chapter 8 Political Ideas and Parliament""

""chapter 9 Parliament and Politics""""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-7486-7223-0

1-283-02104-8

9786613021045

0-7486-2846-0

OCLC:

700706409