The Stuart Constitution, 1603-1688: Documents and CommentaryJ. P. Kenyon Published in 1966, The Stuart Constitution at once established itself as the standard documentary textbook for courses in English seventeenth-century history in schools (A-level), polytechnics, and universities, and one which at the same time offered an individual revisionist outlook on many of the problems involved. For the second edition Professor Kenyon has entirely rewritten his commentary to take account of the latest research in this field; he has thoroughly revised the structure of the book, and he has also strengthened the documentation in several important areas, notably the Interregnum, 1649-1660. The book is divided into four parts, the first three of which are devoted to the periods 1603-1640, 1640-1660 and 1660-1688 respectively. The fourth part deals with some of the general issues of government, at both central and local level, throughout the seventeenth century. One hundred and forty-six documents are included in all, and to aid the student reader speling and punctuation have been modernised. This volume forms a companion to the second edition of Professor Elton's The Tudor Constitution, and is likewise available in both hard and paper covers. |
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... Council of the North , December 1628 Proposals of the Commons ' sub - committee for religion , 24 February 1629 Commons ' Protestation , 2 March 1629 Proclamation of the causes which moved the king to dissolve the last parliament , 10 ...
... Council of the North , December 1628 Proposals of the Commons ' sub - committee for religion , 24 February 1629 Commons ' Protestation , 2 March 1629 Proclamation of the causes which moved the king to dissolve the last parliament , 10 ...
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... Council , standing orders , 12 February 1668 Skinner v . East India Company , 1668-70 Conventicles Act , 1670 Bushel's Case , 1670 435 422 356 399 130 Commons ' Resolutions , 13-20 April 1671 424 143 TABLE OF DOCUMENTS.
... Council , standing orders , 12 February 1668 Skinner v . East India Company , 1668-70 Conventicles Act , 1670 Bushel's Case , 1670 435 422 356 399 130 Commons ' Resolutions , 13-20 April 1671 424 143 TABLE OF DOCUMENTS.
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... Council , 21 April 1679 440 121 117 138 145 122 Habeas Corpus Amendment Act , 1679 Exclusion Bill , November 1680 Sir Leoline Jenkins to Lord Conway , 5 October 1681 Proceedings on the Leicester Charter , 1684 Rex v . Rosewall , 1684 ...
... Council , 21 April 1679 440 121 117 138 145 122 Habeas Corpus Amendment Act , 1679 Exclusion Bill , November 1680 Sir Leoline Jenkins to Lord Conway , 5 October 1681 Proceedings on the Leicester Charter , 1684 Rex v . Rosewall , 1684 ...
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... Council . But to emulate their European colleagues the Stuarts needed two things they did not possess : a paid bureaucracy in the provinces , and a standing army . ( It would be advantageous also to be able to secure a steady supply of ...
... Council . But to emulate their European colleagues the Stuarts needed two things they did not possess : a paid bureaucracy in the provinces , and a standing army . ( It would be advantageous also to be able to secure a steady supply of ...
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Contents
THE MONARCHY | 7 |
PARLIAMENT | 21 |
II Finance | 46 |
THE JUDICIARY | 74 |
II Law and politics | 87 |
III Star Chamber | 104 |
THE ESTABLISHED CHURCH | 111 |
II The Laudian revolution | 130 |
THE INTERREGNUM 164960 | 296 |
THE RESTORATION SETTLEMENT | 335 |
AREAS OF CONFLICT 166188 | 360 |
I Finance | 362 |
II Foreign policy | 370 |
III Religion | 374 |
IV The judiciary | 391 |
LORDS AND COMMONS | 412 |
III High Commission | 158 |
IV The Catholic problem | 165 |
THE BREAKDOWN 16402 | 175 |
THE PURITAN FAILURE 16418 | 229 |
GOVERNMENT AND ARMY 164249 | 243 |
THE PRIVY COUNCIL | 429 |
LOCAL GOVERNMENT | 443 |
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