A pillar of the constitution : the House of Lords in British politics, 1640-1784 / edited by Clyve Jones.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jones, Clyve, 1944-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public administration--Great Britain.

Public administration.

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

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1714-1820.

Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords--History--17th century.

Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords--History--18th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 246 pages)

Place of Publication:

London ; Ronceverte, WV : Hambledon Press, 1989.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This collection of original essays deals with aspects of the history of the House of Lords in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, including the internal management of the Lords and its external influence.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction: The Peerage and the House of Lords in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries; 2 Parliamentary Management, Men-of-Business and the House of Lords, 1640-49; 3 The Role of Privy Councillors in the House of Lords, 1660-1681; 4 'Venice Preserved; or A Plot Discovered 9: The Political and Social Context of the Peerage Bill of 1719; 5 The House of Lords and British Foreign Policy, 1720-48; 6 The Bishops at Westminster in the Mid-Eighteenth Century; 7 The House of Lords in the 1760's; 8 The House of Lords in the Age of the American Revolution; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612709883

9781282709881

1282709887

9780826427465

0826427464

OCLC:

813220362