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The History of the Scottish Parliament - Parliament and Politics in Scotland, 1235-1560 (Hardcover, New)
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The History of the Scottish Parliament - Parliament and Politics in Scotland, 1235-1560 (Hardcover, New)
Series: The Edinburgh History of the Scottish Parliament, 1
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These three volumes comprise a new history of Scotland's first
parliament from the first surviving official records in the
thirteenth century to its final dissolution in 1707. Denigrated by
unionists as inferior to the English parliament and despised by
nationalists for agreeing to its own demise, the Scottish
parliament has been shockingly under-researched by Scottish
historians. This new history will go a long way towards redressing
the balance, not merely putting the record straight but making it
visible for the first time. Written by some twenty-five leading
scholars the three volumes will be by far the most comprehensive
history of the parliament ever published. Volumes 1 and 2 examine
the history of parliament under the medieval and early modern
monarchs. The former describes its role during the wars of
independence, under the Stewart monarchy, and during the
Reformation. The latter describes its role in the reign of James VI
and throughout the century between the unions of the crowns in 1603
and of the parliaments in 1707, a period of royal absenteeism ,
religious upheaval, revolutions, civil wars, and economic
catastrophe. Volume 3 addresses broad themes across the life of the
parliament: relationship to the crown and nobility; legislative
role; procedures; modes of government; relations with burghs and
regions; receptiveness to political ideas; relationship with the
church and role in national religious life. The refounding of the
parliament in Edinburgh makes this a good time for a new look at
the history, workings, and effectiveness of its long medieval and
early modern antecedent. The History of the Scottish Parliament
will be the definitive account for many years, informative,
reliable, readable, and replete with story, character and
incidentIt is, in sum, an outstanding testimony to the quality of
historical scholarship in Scotland. volumes 1 & 2 published
January 2004 448 pages per volume each GBP50 hb volume 3 published
September 2004 320 pages GBP40 hb ISBN: 0748614850 volume 1 ISBN:
0748614958 volume 2 ISBN: 0748614869 volume 3 See also: Scottish
Historical Review, the Journal of Scottish Historical Studies,
History and Computing, and the Innes Review
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