The parliamentary or constitutional history of England : from the earliest times, to the restoration of King Charles II : collected from the records, the rolls of Parliament, the journals of both Houses, the public libraries, original manuscripts, scarce speeches, and tracts : all compared with the several contemporary writers, and connected, throughout, with the history of the times / Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790, author.

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--Politics and government--Early works to 1800.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

Second edition.

Other Title:

Parliamentary or Constitutional History of England, from the Earliest Times, to the Restoration of King Charles II

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for J. and R. Tonson and A. Millar, in the Strand, and W. Sandby, 1761.

Contents:

v. 1. From the Conquest to the deposal of King Richard II

v. 2. From the accession of King Henry IV to the death of King Henry VII

v. 3. From the accession of King Henry VIII to the fifth year of Queen Elizabeth

v. 4. Which finishes the reign of Queen Elizabeth

v. 5. From the accession of King James I to the twenty-first year of his reign

v. 6. From the twenty-first year of King James I to the second of King Charles I

v. 7. From the second year to the fourth of King Charles I

v. 8. From the fourth year of King Charles I, to the meeting of the Long Parliament, November 3, 1640

v. 9. From the meeting of the Long Parliament November 3, 1640, to their recess, in September 1641

v. 10. From the meeting of the Parliament after the recess, October 20, 1641 to May 19, 1642

v. 11. From May 20, 1642 to the Battle of Edge-Hill in October following

v. 12. From the call of the House of Commons, November 1, 1642, till the Convention at Oxford, in January 1643

v. 13. From the first of January 1643, to the Battle of Naseby, in June 1645

v. 14. From the Battle of Naseby, in June 1645, to July 1, 1646

v. 15. From July 1, 1646, to June 22, 1647

v. 16. From June 23, 1647 to Feb. 10, 1647/8

v. 17. From the declaration upon the vote against any further application to the King, in February 1647, to Cromwell's march into Scotland in September, 1648

v. 18. From Sept. 30, 1648, to the beheading of the King, the dissolution of the House of Lords, the abolishing of monarchy, and the Commons assuming to themselves the supreme authority of the nation

v. 19. From the commencement of the Commonwealth in February 1648, to the marching of the Scots Army into England, under the command of King Charles the Second, in August, 1651

v. 20. From the marching of the Scots Army into England, under the command of King Charles the Second, in August, 1651, to the meeting of Cromwell's third Parliament, in September, 1656

v. 21. From the meeting of Cromwell's third Parliament, in September, 1656, to the great confusions in October 1659

v. 22. From the disturbances in October, 1659, to the Restoration of the King and an adjournment of the Convention Parliament in September, 1660

v. 23. From the meeting of the Parliament, after a short adjournment, November 6, to the dissolution of it, December 29, 1660. Appendix

v. 24. A general index to the twenty-three volumes of The parliamentary or constitutional history of England.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Vols. 10-12 and 24 have imprint: London, Printed, and sold by W. Sandby.

Vols. 1-3, 10-13, 1762; v. 4-9, 14-23, 1763; v. 24, 1761.

In twenty-four volumes.