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The Burghs And Parliament In Scotland, C
Alan R. Macdonald
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Description for The Burghs And Parliament In Scotland, C
hardcover. Drawing on local and national sources, this book sheds light upon the way in which parliament acted as a point of contact, a place where legislative business was done, relationships formed and status affirmed. It places Scotland within the wider British and European context and argues that the Scottish parliament was an effective institution. Num Pages: 252 pages, Includes 4 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 517.
Existing studies of early modern Scotland tend to focus on the crown, the nobility and the church. Yet, from the sixteenth century, a unique national representative assembly of the towns, the Convention of Burghs, provides an insight into the activities of another key group in society. Meeting at least once a year, the Convention consisted of representatives from every parliamentary burgh, and was responsible for apportioning taxation, settling disputes between members, regulating weights and measures, negotiating with the crown on issues of concern to the merchant community. The Convention's role in relation to parliament was particularly significant, for it regulated ... Read more
Existing studies of early modern Scotland tend to focus on the crown, the nobility and the church. Yet, from the sixteenth century, a unique national representative assembly of the towns, the Convention of Burghs, provides an insight into the activities of another key group in society. Meeting at least once a year, the Convention consisted of representatives from every parliamentary burgh, and was responsible for apportioning taxation, settling disputes between members, regulating weights and measures, negotiating with the crown on issues of concern to the merchant community. The Convention's role in relation to parliament was particularly significant, for it regulated ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
Number of Pages
252
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780754653288
SKU
V9780754653288
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About Alan R. Macdonald
Alan R. MacDonald is Lecturer in the Department of History, University of Dundee, UK.
Reviews for The Burghs And Parliament In Scotland, C
’A valuable study, timeously published.’ Northern History ’English, Irish and Continental urban historians will find a comprehensive and lucid study that makes it much less easy for comparative works to ignore the political and economic significance of the Scottish burghs.’ Urban History ’...his careful exposition of the extant, but scanty, evidence steadily builds up to elucidate points left ... Read more