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A comprehensive history of parliament in the British Isles from the
earliest times, covering all aspects of parliament as an
institution. A Short History of Parliament is a comprehensive
institutional history, not a political history of parliament,
though politics is included where, as frequently occurred,
institutional changes resulted from particular political events. It
covers the English parliament from its origins, the pre-1707
Scottish parliament and the pre-1800 Irish parliament, the
parliament of Great Britain from 1707 and the parliament of the
United Kingdom from 1801, together with sections on the
post-devolution parliaments and assemblies set up in the 1990s and
on parliaments in the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands and the
Irish Republic. It considers all aspects of parliament as an
institution:membership of both the Lords and the Commons;
constituencies, elections and franchises; where the Lords and the
Commons met; how business was arranged and managed, including
Speakers, the use of committees, the development of parties,
lobbying and voting procedures; legal cases in the House of Lords;
official recording of and reporting of business and debates; the
conflict and balance of power between the two Houses; and the
position of the monarch in parliament. Each section contains a
chronology listing key events, suggestions for further reading and
"inserts" - short anecdotes or accounts of particular figures or
episodes which provide lively illustrations of parliament at work
in different periods. Clyve Jones is an honorary fellow of the
Institute of Historical Research. He has been editor of the journal
Parliamentary History since 1986. Previously he was reader in
modern historyin the University of London and collection
development librarian in the Institute of Historical Research. He
has published extensively on the history of the House of Lords and
of the peerage in the early eighteenth century.
Fruits of the most recent research on the thirteenth century in
both England and Europe. The articles collected here reflect the
continued and wide interest in England and its neighbours in the
years between Magna Carta and the Black Death, with many of them
particularly seeking to set England in its European context.There
are three main strands to the volume. The first is the social
dimension of power, and the norms and practice of politics:
attention is drawn to the variety of roles open to members of the
clergy, but also peasants and townsmen, and the populace at large.
Several chapters explore the manifestations and instruments of
social identity, such as the seals used by the leading elites of
thirteenth-century London, and the marriage practices of the
Englisharistocracy. The third main focus is the uses of the past.
Matthew Paris, the most famous chronicler of the period, receives
due attention, in particular his changing attitude towards the
monarch, but the Vita Edwardi Secundi's portrayal of Thomas of
Lancaster and the Anglo-Norman Prose Brut are also considered.
Janet Burton is Professor of Medieval History at University of
Wales: Trinity Saint David; Phillipp Schofield is Professor of
Medieval History at Aberystwyth University; Bjoern Weiler is
Professor of History at Aberystwyth University. Contributors: J.R.
Maddicott, Phillipp Schofield, Harmony Dewez, John McEwan, Joerg
Peltzer, Karen Stoeber, Olga Cecilia Mendez Gonzalez, Sophie
Ambler, Joe Creamer, Lars Kjaer, Andrew Spencer, Julia Marvin,
Olivier de Laborderie
An indispensable series for anyone who wishes to keep abreast of
recent work in the field. WELSH HISTORY REVIEW The continued
vitality and rich diversity of thirteenth-century studies is
demonstrated in this latest volume in the series. Economic and
social history is particular well-served, with a close examination
of the concept of "bastard feudalism", while a detailed exploration
of the cloth industry and trade, together with a paper on London
wardrobes, with their implications of conspicuous consumption, add
much to our knowledge of the commercial world during the period.
There is also a particular focus on English relations with Wales
and Scotland under Edward I, and on the early history and
development of parliament. Other subjects treated include the
nature of Englishness; the serjeants of the Common Pleas; English
verse chronicles; and Henry III's marriage plans. Professor MICHAEL
PRESTWICH, Professor ROBIN FRAME and the late Professor RICHARD
BRITNELL taught at the Department of History at the University of
Durham. Contributors: SUSAN REYNOLDS, J.R. MADDICOTT, SCOTT L.
WAUGH, DEREK KEENE, PAUL BRAND, JOHN H. MUNRO, THEA SUMMERFIELD,
REBECCA READER, MICHAEL PRESTWICH, BJOERN WEILER, J. BEVERLEY
SMITH, ALAN YOUNG, MICHAEL HASKELL, HUGO SCHWYZER
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