King James VI/I and his English Parliaments by Conrad Russell (English) Hardcove

by Conrad Russell

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King James VI/I and his English Parliaments by Conrad Russell, Richard Cust, Andrew Thrush Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description A chronological narrative of the early English Parliaments of James VI and I, covering in detail the four sessions of the 1604-1610 Parliament and the Addled Parliament of 1614, with a final chapter looking towards the parliaments of the 1620s. Publisher Description King James VI and I and his English Parliaments is a posthumously published work by Conrad Russell, the foremost historian of his generation working on early Stuart parliaments, and is based on the Trevelyan lectures which he delivered at the University of Cambridge. It provides a chronological narrative of the early English Parliaments of James VI and I, covering in detail the four sessions of the 1604-1610 Parliament and the Addled Parliament of 1614,with a final chapter looking towards the parliaments of the 1620s. The narrative demonstrates that two problems in particular dominated these sessions: the financial problems of the Crown,and the pursuit of a formal Union between England and Scotland. These were a continuous source of division and disagreement, and neither was satisfactorily resolved. It also highlights important subsidiary issues, notably the clashes between James and his judges over the status of the Common Law and the relatively muted tensions over religion. Detailed consideration is given throughout to the character and

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
• Year: 2011
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9780198205067
• Condition: Fine

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