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 moreWood, BBC History Magazine
Enormously impressive...a powerful and passionate piece of work.
Keith Richmond, Government Gazette
J.R. Maddicott brings to his task a depth of analysis which is both rare and impressive. He argues his points by reference to a far wider range of sources than any of his predecessors. And he has a better understanding of the European context of English politics than any English writer on the subject since Maurice Powicke.
Jonathan Sumption, Literary Review
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, The Spectator
J.R. Maddicott has long been recognised as one of the outstanding historians of thirteenth- and fourteenth-century English political history... The Origins of the English Parliament 924-1327 will stand out as a notable text for parliamentary history.
Andrew Broertjes, LIMINA
thorough, compelling, and persuasive ... Maddicott makes a compelling case for English exceptionalism and in the process frames the terms in which the medieval parliament will be discussed and debated for generations.
Scott L. Waugh, English Historical Review
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