The House of Lords in the Reign of Charles II (Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History)

出版者:Cambridge University Press

作者:Andrew Swatland

页数:308

出版时间:1996-09-28

价格:USD 99.00

装帧:Hardcover

isbn号码:9780521554589

具体描述

This is a study of the House of Lords in the reign of Charles II. It examines the House's institutional and political activities, and reveals the vital role played by the peerage in Caroline parliaments. Andrew Swatland draws on an extensive range of sources to analyse the membership and procedural developments of the House of Lords, relating these to legislative, judicial and political issues in Restoration England. He sheds light on the Lords' relations with the king and the Commons, and assesses the contribution made by peers and bishops to the Restoration church settlement. He also describes the emergence of political parties, reinterpreting 'Toryism' and 'Whiggism' during the succession crisis of 1679-81. This detailed and balanced study is both a major institutional history and an important contribution to the history of Restoration politics and political culture.