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The Struggle for the Scepter - A Study of the British Monarchy and Parliament in the Eighteenth Century (Hardcover, New edition)
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The Struggle for the Scepter - A Study of the British Monarchy and Parliament in the Eighteenth Century (Hardcover, New edition)
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The Struggle for the Scepter offers a richly-detailed narrative
history of the relationship between the British Parliament and the
Crown during the 18th century. Drawing on extensive primary source
documents-including political pamphlets, diaries, and
correspondence exchanged by major political players of the
period-the book traces the gradual decline of the Crown's power
throughout the century, such that by 1800, political power had
shifted to what might be called a modern parliamentary system. The
Struggle for the Scepter persuasively links this significant shift
to the British nation's recognition of five principal truths by
century's end: [1] That unified political parties based on
principle rather than personality were here to stay. [2] That this
was a good thing, in part because without party organization and
party discipline it proved impossible to manage a House of Commons
of roughly 550 Members; and, in part because the notion of a loyal
Opposition came to be seen as beneficial, both for the sake of
overseeing public administration and checking not only royal power
but the power of a parliamentary majority. [3] That the Monarch
must only appoint as ministers those that commanded a majority in
the House of Commons. [4] That with regards to policy the Monarch
must accept the dictates of those ministers. [5] That the
organization of the parliamentary majority centered on a First, or
Prime, Minister who headed a unified Cabinet; that is, a Cabinet
based on collective responsibility and a Cabinet which spoke with
one voice, through the Cabinet Minute, to the Monarch. Clayton
Roberts brings his shrewd command of British political history to
bear on this meticulously researched and fascinating account of a
turbulent and transformative century in British politics. The
result is an engaging and insightful work that should appeal to
scholars, graduate students, and advanced undergraduates interested
in the origins of the British parliamentary system and political
history more broadly.
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