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Origins Of/english Parliament 924-1327
J.R. Maddicott
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Paperback. A magisterial study of the evolution of the English parliament from its earliest origins in the late Anglo-Saxon period through to the fully fledged parliament of lords and commons which sanctioned the deposition of Edward II in 1327. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 756.
The Origins of the English Parliament is a magisterial account of the evolution of parliament, from its earliest beginnings in the late Anglo-Saxon period. Starting with the national assemblies which began to meet in the reign of King Æthelstan, it carries the story through to the fully fledged parliament of lords and commons of the early fourteenth century, which came to be seen as representative of the whole nation and which eventually sanctioned the deposition of the king himself in 1327. Throughout, J. R. Maddicott emphasizes parliament's evolution as a continuous process, underpinned by some important common themes. ... Read more
The Origins of the English Parliament is a magisterial account of the evolution of parliament, from its earliest beginnings in the late Anglo-Saxon period. Starting with the national assemblies which began to meet in the reign of King Æthelstan, it carries the story through to the fully fledged parliament of lords and commons of the early fourteenth century, which came to be seen as representative of the whole nation and which eventually sanctioned the deposition of the king himself in 1327. Throughout, J. R. Maddicott emphasizes parliament's evolution as a continuous process, underpinned by some important common themes. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199645343
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V9780199645343
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About J.R. Maddicott
John Maddicott taught at the University of Manchester and was a Fellow and Tutor in Medieval History at Exeter College, Oxford, from 1969 until 2006. A Fellow of the British Academy, he was also joint editor of the English Historical Review from 1990 to 2000. He gave the Ford Lectures at Oxford (from which this current book has developed) in ... Read more
Reviews for Origins Of/english Parliament 924-1327
its wide and profound scholarship has much to teach us about the roots and functions of an institution now subjected to so much unhistorical criticism.
Blair Worden, Spectator
One of the masterpieces of historical writing of our time.
Nigel Saul, History Today
One of the most important recent books on English history...a magisterial account
Michael ... Read more
Blair Worden, Spectator
One of the masterpieces of historical writing of our time.
Nigel Saul, History Today
One of the most important recent books on English history...a magisterial account
Michael ... Read more