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Advent of Democracy
The Impact of The 1918 Reform Act on British Politics
Av Stuart Ball
Häftad, 2018
312 kr
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In its centenary year, this volume is a study of the Representation of the People Act of 1918 which was a landmark in modern British history and the most substantial change ever made in the electoral system. Investigates how it nearly trebled the electorate, extending the franchise to all adult men …
Correspondence of John Campbell MP, with his Family, Henry Fox, Sir Robert Walpole and the Duke of Newcastle 1734 - 1771
Häftad, 2014
312 kr
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John Campbell’s political letters and writings are here published for the first time, delivering rare and significant insights into eighteenth century English politics and providing a substantial new resource for historians. A unique resource - John Campbell’s political letters and other writings …
House of Commons 1509-1558
Personnel, Procedure, Precedent and Change
Häftad, 2017
456 kr
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The House of Commons 1509-1558 offers readers a groundbreaking examination of the role and significance of the British House of Commons during the Tudor period. Utilizes new scholarship, archival research, and never-before-published images to enhance our understandingDetails all aspects of the …
Anglo-Irish Politics, 1680 - 1728: The Correspondence of the Brodrick Family of Surrey and County Cork, Volume 1
1680 - 1714
Av David W. Hayton, Michael Page
Häftad, 2019
286 kr
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Presenting the correspondence of The Brodricks, who originated in Surrey and established themselves in Ireland, in County Cork, in the mid-17th century, and were among the most important Anglo-Irish political families in the reigns of the later Stuarts and early Hanoverians. Includes letters …
Space and Sound in the British Parliament, 1399 to the Present: Architecture, Access and Acoustics
Av J.P.D. Cooper, Richard A. Gaunt
Häftad, 2019
286 kr
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This special issue of Parliamentary History explores the relationship between spaces, soundscapes and political culture in the British Parliament between the late fourteenth century and the present day Experts in parliamentary history, political science, architecture and acoustics assess the …
Peers and Politics, c. 1650 - 1850
Essays in Honour of Clyve Jones
Av Richard A. Gaunt, David W. Hayton
Häftad, 2020
286 kr
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A collection of essays in honour of Clyve Jones who has made an incomparable contribution to our understanding of the history of the Westminster house of lords – its politics, procedures and business – and to the history of the English and Scottish peerage more generally Written in tribute by …
Anglo-Irish Politics, 1680 - 1728: The Correspondence of the Brodrick Family of Surrey and County Cork, Volume 2
1714 - 22
Av David W. Hayton, Michael Page
Häftad, 2020
313 kr
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Presenting the correspondence of The Brodricks, who originated in Surrey and established themselves in Ireland, in County Cork, in the mid-17th century, and were among the most important Anglo-Irish political families in the reigns of the later Stuarts and early Hanoverians. Comprises letters …
Last of the Tories Political Selections from the Diaries of the Fourth Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne, 1839 - 1850
Häftad, 2022
356 kr
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The diaries of the fourth duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne (1785‒1851) provide an unrivalled insight into political events during the late-1830s and 1840s, from the perspective of a prominent Tory critic. At a time of Conservative revival under Sir Robert Peel, Newcastle used his position in the house …
Scribal News in Politics and Parliament, 1660 - 1760
Av Robin Eagles, Michael Schaich
Häftad, 2022
286 kr
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An exploration of scribal news, which played a major part in the topical reporting of political developments in Britain during the 17th and 18th centuries Evaluates its significance, which has long been overshadowed by the seemingly inevitable rise of print mediaBuilds on recent research that …
Booksellers' Bill 1774 Legislating in the 18th Century
A View from Sir Henry Cavendish's Parliamentary Diary
Häftad, 2022
356 kr
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The history of copyright and publishing in the 18th century is well trodden, and an event in 1774 is one of the most explored of all. The house of lords heard the infamous case of Donaldson v. Beckett in February, when it was found that copyright in printed books was by then a purely statutory …
Anglo-Irish Politics, 1680-1728: The Correspondence of the Brodrick Family of Surrey and County Cork, Volume 3
1714 - 22
Av David W. Hayton, Michael Page
Häftad, 2023
356 kr
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A fully annotated edition of the letters, running from 1680-1728, and covering the Williamite settlement in Ireland, the 'rage of party' under Queen Anne, and the complex Sea Bubble, and in Ireland, the 'patriotic' agitation over Wood's halfpence. Each volume includes an extensive introduction …
Elections in 18th-Century England
Polling, Politics and Participation
Av M. O. Grenby, Elaine Chalus
Häftad, 2024
346 kr
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This special issue of Parliamentary History is one product of 'Eighteenth-Century Political Participation and Electoral Culture' (ECPPEC) a research project funded from January 2020 to June 2023 by the UK's Arts and Humanities Research Council. ECPPEC was designed to shed new light on participation …
Parliamentary History
Parliament, Peace and The Succession 1710 - 14
Av David W. Hayton, Michael Page
Häftad, 2024
356 kr
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Parliamentarians at Law
Select Legal Proceedings of the Long Fifteenth Century Relating to Parliament
Häftad, 2008
424 kr
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A fascinating collection bringing together a selection of law suits brought by peers and members of the House of Commons in the royal common law and equity courts at Westminster between 1377 and 1512. Includes documents relating to aspects of constitutional history, such as disputes over …
Public Life and Public Lives
Essays in Honour of Richard W. Davis
Häftad, 2008
312 kr
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This volume consists of fourteen essays and an introduction all addressing the interconnection between modern party and electoral politics or political culture and disestablished religious organizations in modern British history – the main areas of scholarly interest for Richard W. Davis, Professor …
House of Lords in the Age of George III (1760-1811)
Häftad, 2009
424 kr
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A full and comprehensive assessment of the place of the 18th-century peerage and House of Lords. Uses statistical and anecdotal evidence to create a variegated portrait of the nobility, its political outlook, and the ways in which the nobility's multifarious roles combined to shape its members' …
British Politics in the Age of Holmes
Geoffrey Holmes's "British Politics in the Age of Anne" 40 Years On
Av Jones, Clyve Jones
Häftad, 2009
305 kr
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The chapters in this volume celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the seminal work British Politics in the Age of Anne by looking at how Holmes’s writing has influenced later historians in various fields, including ones not directly addresses by Holmes, such as gender, jacobite and urban history. …
Speakers and the Speakership
Presiding Officers and the Management of Business from the Middle Ages to the Twenty-first Century
Av Seaward, Paul Seaward
Häftad, 2010
297 kr
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This volume explores the role of the Speaker and the Lord Chancellor in the Westminster Parliament before the advent of democracy, setting it beside the practice at Dublin and Edinburgh over the same period, and the more recent history of the role at London and Washington. First in-depth study …
Century of Constitutional Reform
Av Philip Norton, Norton m. fl.
Häftad, 2011
273 kr
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A Century of Constitutional Reform is a detailed study of the introduction, passage and consequences of major constitutional legislation in the United Kingdom. The book covers legislation enacted since the passage of the Parliament Act 1911, with contributions from leading specialists. Examines in …
Ideas of the Liberal Party
Perceptions, Agendas and Liberal Politics in the House of Commons, 1832-1852
Häftad, 2011
370 kr
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Ideas of the Liberal Party: Perceptions, Agendas, and Liberal Politics in the House of Commons, 1832-1852 utilizes previous unexamined archival material of backbench members of parliament to reveal the emergence and development of early- to mid-nineteenth century liberalism. Utilizes previous …
Faction Displayed
Reconsidering the Impeachment of Dr Henry Sacheverell
Häftad, 2012
305 kr
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Faction Displayed: Reconsidering the Impeachment of Dr. Henry Sacheverell features a collection of essays that examine the turbulent partisan culture during Queen Anne’s reign that ensued as a result of the 1710 parliamentary trial of English clergyman Henry Sacheverell. Features several essays …
Colonel Josiah Wedgwood's Questionnaire
Members of Parliament, 1885 - 1918
Häftad, 2012
292 kr
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This book provides unique insights into the parliamentary experiences of MPs by using questionnaires completed by all those who had been elected to the House of Commons from 1885-1918. Analyses and summarises the questionnaire created by Josiah Wedgwood MP, the main initiator of the History of …
Institutional Practice and Memory - Parliamentary People, Records and Histories
Essays in Honour of Sir John Sainty
Av Clyve Jones
Häftad, 2013
254 kr
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Honouring the contribution made to British parliamentary history by one of its most celebrated administrators, this festschrift for Sir John Sainty, who served as clerk of the parliaments from 1983–1990, features an unrivalled selection of specialist essays on the administrative procedures of …
Parliament, Politics and Policy in Britain and Ireland, c.1680 - 1832
Essays in Honour of D.W. Hayton
Häftad, 2014
292 kr
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This book employs a variety of methodologies, including thematic survey, biographical enquiry, and specific study, to examine British and Irish parliamentary history between the exclusion crisis and the Great Reform Act. Casts new light on familiar themes and also introduces previously unexplored …
Correspondence of Stephen Fuller, 1788 - 1795
Jamaica, The West India Interest at Westminster and the Campaign to Preserve the Slave Trade
Häftad, 2014
254 kr
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The Correspondence of Stephen Fuller, 1788-1795, offers a much-needed accounting of how slavery supporters in Britain managed to preserve the slave trade in Jamaica during the last two decades of the 18th century. Represents the best single source on the efforts in Britain to prevent the abolition …
Managing Tudor and Stuart Parliaments
Essays in Memory of Michael Graves
Häftad, 2015
254 kr
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Bringing together essays from nine established parliamentary scholars, the volume offers new insights and reflections on the management and importance of Parliaments for the effective and smooth running of the state during the Tudor and early Stuart period. Nine parliamentary scholars pay tribute …
Commonplace Book of Sir Thomas Duppa
Av Alasdair Hawkyard, John Sainty
Häftad, 2015
254 kr
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Thomas Duppa who was Black Rod from 1683-1694 compiled The Commonplace Book for his own use. It sheds vital light not only on how the Lords was managed, and the daily routines, but also on the personalities of the period. The Commonplace Book is an extremely rare survival from late seventeenth …
Parliamentary Miscellany
Papers on the History of the House of Lords, Published 1964 - 1991
Av J. C. Sainty
Häftad, 2015
247 kr
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A Parliamentary Miscellany contains a diverse collection of papers relating to various aspects of parliamentary history, particularly the House of Lords. Subjects include leaders and whips of the political parties, representative peers for Scotland and Ireland and the presence of the monarch in …
British Parliament and Foreign Policy in the Twentieth Century
Av Pasi Ihalainen, Satu Matikainen
Häftad, 2016
247 kr
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The British Parliament and Foreign Policy in the 20th Century explores the ways in which parliaments in Britain and internationally have affected and democratized foreign policy since World War I. Includes six essays by expert historians on the positive and negative implications of increased …
'Shooting Niagara -- And After?'
The Second Reform Act and Its World
Häftad, 2017
227 kr
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Shooting Niagara – And After? is a wide-ranging examination of Britain’s Second Reform Act of 1867 and its impact, which doubled the electorate and propelled the country into the age of mass politics. Discusses the political world that the Second Reform Act created, as well as the intellectual …
