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Honour, Interest and Power: an Illustrated History of the House of Lords, 1660-1715 (Hardcover)
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Honour, Interest and Power: an Illustrated History of the House of Lords, 1660-1715 (Hardcover)
Series: History of Parliament
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The House of Lords presented the stage on which some of the
critical confrontations in English and British constitutional and
political history were played out in the late seventeenth and early
eighteenth century. Published for the History of Parliament Trust.
Condemned as 'useless and dangerous', the House of Lords was
abolished in the revolution of 1649, shortly after the execution of
King Charles I. Reinstated, along with the monarchy, at the
Restoration of 1660, the House of Lords vigorously renewed its
involvement in the political life of the nation. This highly
illustrated book presents the first results from the research
undertaken by the History of Parliament Trust on the peers and
bishops between the Restoration and the accession of George I. It
shows them as politicians at Westminster; as members of an elite
intensely conscious of their honour and status; as a class apart,
always devising new schemes - successful and unsuccessful - to
increase their wealth and 'interest'; and as local grandees, to
whom local society looked for leadership and protection. From the
proud duke of Somerset to the beggarly Lord Mohun, from the devious
earl of Oxford to the disgruntled Lord Lucas, the material here
presents initial insights into the nature of the Restoration House
of Lords and the men who formed it, showing them in their best
moments, when they vigorously defended the law and the
constitution, and in their worst, as they obsessively concerned
themselves with honour and precedence and indefatigably pursued
private interests. RUTH PALEY is editor, and BEVERLY ADAMS, ROBIN
EAGLES and CHARLES LITTLETON are senior research fellows, for the
House of Lords, 1660-1832 section of The History of Parliament.
PAUL SEAWARD is director of The History of Parliament.
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