The origins of the English Parliament, 924-1327 / by J.R. Maddicott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maddicott, John Robert.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

England and Wales. Parliament--History.

England and Wales.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1066-1485.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Politics and government--449-1066.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (543 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This work is an account of the evolution of parliament. It traces the development of parliament from its earliest beginnings in the late Anglo-Saxon period to the parliament of lords and commons of the early 14th century which came to be seen as representative of the whole nation and which challenged the king in 1327.

Contents:

Contents; Abbreviations; 1. Genesis: 'The Witan of the English People', 924-1066; 1. Introduction; 2. Assemblies: Size and Composition; 3. Assemblies: Times, Proceedings, Places; 4. Functions: Charisma; 5. Functions: Consensus; 6. Kingship and the Constitution; 7. The Eve of the Conquest; 8. 'The Witan of the English People'; 2. Confluence: English Council, Feudal Counsel, 1066-1189; 1. The Councils of the Conquest; 2. Functions, Times, Places, 1087-1189; 3. Council, Counsel, and Counsellors; 4. The Value of Councils and Assemblies; 5. Councils, Consent, and the Constitution

3. Transformation: The Making of the Community of the Realm, 1189-12271. The Great Council of 1225; 2. Council and Counsel; 3. Taxation and Consent; 4. Lesser Landholders and the Community of the Shire; 5. Magnates and the Community of the Realm; 6. The Minority of Henry III; 7. Conclusion; 4. Establishment: The First Age of Parliamentary Politics, 1227-1258; 1. The Emergence of an Institution; 2. Parliament and Politics; 3. Parliamentarians: Ministers, Magnates, and Churchmen; 4. Parliamentarians: Lesser Landholders, Burgesses, and Lower Clergy; 5. Representation

6. Groups and Grievances: The Dynamics of Parliamentary Politics7. Conclusion: Parliament and the Realm; 5. Consolidation: Parliament and Baronial Reform, 1258-1272; 1. Parliament and the Reform Movement, 1258-1261; 2. The Montfortian Parliaments, 1261-1265; 3. Parliament and the Royalist Reaction, 1265-1268; 4. Representation and Resistance: The Crusade Taxation of 1268-1270; 5. Parliament Re-established, 1270-1272; 6. Expansion: Parliament and Nation, 1272-1327; 1. Edward I: Consensus, 1272-1294; 2. Edward I: Confrontation, 1294-1302; 3. Harmony Restored? 1302-1307

4. Magnate Politics and the Growth of an Independent Commons, 1307-13225. The Making of the Late Medieval Parliament, 1322-1327; 6. The View from the Provinces; 7. English Exceptionalism? The Peculiarities of the English Parliament. Conclusion; 1. Introduction: Gossip and Government; 2. Councils and Counsel in England and France to c.1200; 3. Parliaments and Councils in England and France, c.1200-1300; 4. Local Representation; 5. Nobles as Taxpayers; 6. Bishops, Barons, and Knights: Association and the Rise of Parliament; 7. Conclusion

Appendix: A List of Great Councils and Parliaments, 1235-1257Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

"The Ford lectures delivered in the University of Oxford in Hilary term 2004."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-19-161501-3

0-19-964534-5

9786612712579

0-19-158287-5

1-282-71257-8

OCLC:

922970065