Crown and Parliaments, 1558–1689

by Graham E. Seel , David L. Smith

• ISBN13: 9780521775373
• ISBN10: 052177537X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-08-20
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

This book is part of the Cambridge Perspectives in History series. It examines relations between Crown and parliament in England between the accession of Elizabeth I in 1558 and the revolution of 1688-1689. In this lively account of the period, the authors analyse the changing nature of royal powers and the limitations that were gradually placed upon them. The reasons for the development of a limited monarchy, and the role that individual monarchs' personalities played in bringing this about, are explored through a series of stimulating case studies and primary sources. Central themes include: changes in the balance of power between Crown and parliament, the growing constraints on royal powers and the evolution of parliament into a permanent institution.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(2)
The position in 1558	3	(16)
The monarchy: nature and powers	3	(2)
The role of parliaments	5	(3)
The privy council and royal advisers	8	(2)
Law courts and the rule of law	10	(3)
The Elizabethan church settlement	13	(2)
Conclusions	15	(4)
Document case study	16	(3)
Elizabeth I, 1558--1603	19	(18)
Elizabeth's personality	19	(2)
Parliaments and politics, 1558--85	21	(4)
Religion and the church, 1558--85	25	(3)
Elizabeth's 'second reign', 1585--1603	28	(9)
Document case study	32	(5)
James VI and I, 1603--25	37	(20)
James's personality	37	(4)
Jacobean parliaments, 1604--24	41	(6)
Religion and the church, 1603--25	47	(10)
Document case study	52	(5)
Charles I and Oliver Cromwell, 1625--60	57	(17)
The personalities of Charles I and Oliver Cromwell	57	(2)
Parliaments and politics, 1625--60	59	(9)
Religion and the collapse of the national church, 1625--60	68	(6)
Document case study	71	(3)
Charles II and James VII and II, 1660--88	74	(19)
The personalities of Charles II and James VII and II	74	(4)
Parliaments and politics, 1660--88	78	(5)
Religion and the Restoration church, 1660--88	83	(10)
Document case study	88	(5)
The position in 1689	93	(14)
The monarchy: nature and powers	93	(3)
The role of parliament	96	(2)
The privy council and royal advisers	98	(1)
Law courts and the rule of law	99	(1)
Religion and the church	100	(2)
Conclusions	102	(5)
Document case study	103	(4)
Select bibliography	107	(3)
Chronology	110	(4)
Index	114