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The Parliaments of Early Modern Europe

1400 - 1700

MAR Graves author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:23rd Jul '01

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A comparative survey of the emergence and development of Parliaments in Catholic Christendom from the thirteenth century, the chief focus of this work is the period between the fifteenth and seventeenth centuries,when Europe was dramatically changed by the Renaissance, the Reformation and the growth of composite monarchies which brought together diverse territories under their rule. European Parliaments experienced a variety of challenges, fortunes and fates: some survived, even flourished, but others succumbed to powerful monarchies. By investigating the powers and privileges and responsibilities of these institutions, Graves illuminates the whole business of government - the nature of executive power, the relations of ruler and ruled, the restraints of consent, and the realities of the tension between central authority and local custom.

"offers a vivid, well-grounded and challenging review...students and teachers alike will find it invaluable" English Historical Review "a valuable start for students of parliamentary history" PARERGON

ISBN: 9780582305878

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 453g

240 pages