Parliamentary Or Constitutional History Of England, From The Earliest Times, To The Restoration Of K

From coronations to regicide, the constitutional story of England unfolds in the chamber of Parliament, line by line. Volume V of The Parliamentary Or Constitutional History Of England gathers those lines at their source, preserving the debates, statutes and proceedings through which the evolution of the British constitution can be traced in real time. These are the raw records. Compiled by "several hands" in the eighteenth century, this landmark parliamentary history reference offers primary source parliamentary records set within the grand sweep from medieval to Restoration England, and sits at the heart of early modern England studies. Readers follow the shifting balance between monarchy and Parliament, the legal arguments that prepared the ground for the English Civil War politics of the seventeenth century, and the foundations of later constitutional practice. For legal history scholars and students engaged in university level history research, it stands as a core text in any serious British political history collection, while general readers of English history will find an engrossing chronicle of power, principle and precedent. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. For libraries building an English constitutional history series, for historians of seventeenth century British politics, and for collectors of classic sources on monarchy and Parliament conflict, Volume V remains more than reference: a living archive of a nation learning to govern itself.