
Parliaments and Politics during the Cromwellian Protectorate
Cambridge University Press
Published on 4. October 2007
Book
Hardback
358 pages
978-0-521-83867-2 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
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 MagazineMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
732 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-83867-2 (9780521838672)
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Persons
David L. Smith is Fellow and Director of Studies in History at Selwyn College, Cambridge. Patrick Little is Senior Research Fellow at the History of Parliament Trust, London.
Content
1. Introduction: historiography and sources; 2. Parliament and the paper constitutions; 3. Elections; 4. Exclusions; 5. Factional politics and parliamentary management; 6. Oliver Cromwell and Parliaments; 7. Richard Cromwell and Parliaments; 8. Law reform, judicature and the Other House; 9. Religious reform; 10. Representation and taxation in England and Wales; 11. Parliament and foreign policy; 12. Irish and Scottish affairs; 13. Conclusion; Appendix 1. Members excluded from the Second Protectorate Parliament; Appendix 2. The Remonstrance of 23 February 1657.