That a book has been published which combines a study of the Scottish parliament and the Restoration era is to be doubly welcomed... Gillian MacIntosh has provided, for the first time, a thorough account of the institution and its role in the government of Scotland under Charles II. But she has done much more than that, for this book goes ... Read morebeyond the closed doors of parliament house during sittings of the estates. The result is an invaluable and authoritative account of the political manoeuvrings of central government under Charles II.
Alan MacDonald, University of Dundee Innes Review Written in clear and brisk prose and based on an exhaustive range of printed and manuscript sources, this book is the work of an accomplished parliamentary historian who evinces both a mastery of chronological and legislative detail and an easy familiarity with a large cast of dramatis personae! a professional, informative and well-researched book.
Clare Jackson, Trinity Hall, Cambridge Parliamentary History Not least of the virtues of MacIntosh's work is that for the first time it provides a clear narrative of parliamentary politics during the reign... MacIntosh's valuable study has brought out - however one rates the performance of the Parliament itself - just how fascinating its politics were, and how unjustly neglected it has been.
Paul Seward Scottish Historical Review That a book has been published which combines a study of the Scottish parliament and the Restoration era is to be doubly welcomed... Gillian MacIntosh has provided, for the first time, a thorough account of the institution and its role in the government of Scotland under Charles II. But she has done much more than that, for this book goes beyond the closed doors of parliament house during sittings of the estates. The result is an invaluable and authoritative account of the political manoeuvrings of central government under Charles II. Written in clear and brisk prose and based on an exhaustive range of printed and manuscript sources, this book is the work of an accomplished parliamentary historian who evinces both a mastery of chronological and legislative detail and an easy familiarity with a large cast of dramatis personae! a professional, informative and well-researched book. Not least of the virtues of MacIntosh's work is that for the first time it provides a clear narrative of parliamentary politics during the reign... MacIntosh's valuable study has brought out - however one rates the performance of the Parliament itself - just how fascinating its politics were, and how unjustly neglected it has been. Show Less