The Operations of the Irish House of Commons, 1613-48.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McGrath, Bríd.

Series:

Irish Legal History Society Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Parliamentary practice.

Legislative bodies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (613 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Portland : Four Courts Press, 2024.

Summary:

This comprehensive study by Bríd McGrath provides an in-depth examination of the Irish House of Commons during the early Stuart period (1613-1648). It explores the development of parliamentary structures, powers, and operations during a transformative era in early modern Ireland. The book delves into electoral practices, legislative processes, economic issues such as taxation and MPs' wages, and the relationships between MPs, government, the House of Lords, and constituents. It examines the influence of figures like Arthur Chichester and Thomas Wentworth, and the impact of the Confederation of Kilkenny. This work is intended for scholars and students of Irish history, particularly those interested in parliamentary and legal history. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Cover

Copyright page

Dedication

Contents

Illustrations

Tables

Abbreviations

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. State, community and parliament: the development of the Irish parliament under the Tudors

2. Records of parliament

3. Attitudes to representation and parliament: government, MPs and their communities

4. Attitudes to representation and parliament: government, MPs and their communities

5. Summoning parliament, composition, electoral practice and strategy, adjournments, prorogations anddissolutions

6. Culture, ceremony and the social aspects of parliament

7. How parliament functioned

8. Economics of parliament

9. The personnel of the Commons

10. Lawyers in and around parliament

11. Parliaments and crises

Conclusion

APPENDIX ONE

APPENDIX TWO

APPENDIX THREE

Bibliography

Index.

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Other Format:

Print version: McGrath, Bríd The Operations of the Irish House of Commons, 1613-48

ISBN:

9781801511551

1801511551

OCLC:

1423132208