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Parliaments and Politics during the Cromwellian Protectorate

Patrick Little author David L Smith author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:4th Oct '07

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A book-length study of the period of the Cromwellian Protectorate from 1653 to 1659.

This is a detailed book-length study of the period of the Cromwellian Protectorate from December 1653 to its demise in May 1659. It provides a wide-ranging analysis of Parliaments and politics throughout the Protectorate which will appeal to historians of early modern British political history.This volume provides a detailed book-length study of the period of the Protectorate Parliaments from September 1654 to April 1659. The study is very broad in its scope, covering topics as diverse as the British and Irish dimensions of the Protectorate Parliaments, the political and social nature of factions, problems of management, the legal and judicial aspects of Parliament's functions, foreign policy and the nature of the parliamentary franchise and elections in this period. In its wide-ranging analysis of Parliaments and politics throughout the Protectorate the book also examines both Lord Protectors, all three Protectorate Parliaments and the reasons why Oliver and Richard Cromwell were never able to achieve a stable working relationship with any Parliament. Its chronological coverage extends to the demise of the Third Protectorate Parliament in April 1659. This comprehensive account will appeal to historians of early modern British political history.

Review of the hardback: 'The authors offer clear, crisp and fresh images of the parliaments, built upon detailed analysis and impressive new research … This excellent volume marks a huge step forward in placing them more firmly and more positively on the historical map.' BBC History Magazine

ISBN: 9780521838672

Dimensions: 234mm x 161mm x 27mm

Weight: 708g

358 pages