A Short History of Parliament: England, Great Britain, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Scotland

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Clyve Jones Alasdair Hawkyard

A Short History of Parliament

England, Great Britain, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Scotland

Clyve Jones, Alasdair Hawkyard, Bob Harris , Professor Christopher Given-Wilson

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English

The Boydell Press
17 May 2012

History; British & Irish history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Central government

A comprehensive history of parliament in the British Isles from the earliest times, covering all aspects of parliament as an institution.

A Short History of Parliament is a comprehensive institutional history, not a political history of parliament, though politics is included where, as frequently occurred, institutional changes resulted from particular political events.

It covers the English parliament from its origins, the pre-1707 Scottish parliament and the pre-1800 Irish parliament, the parliament of Great Britain from 1707 and the parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801, together with sections on the post-devolution parliaments and assemblies set up in the 1990s and on parliaments in the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands and the Irish Republic.

It considers all aspects of parliament as an institution:membership of both the Lords and the Commons; constituencies, elections and franchises; where the Lords and the Commons met; how business was arranged and managed, including Speakers, the use of committees, the development of parties, lobbying and voting procedures; legal cases in the House of Lords; official recording of and reporting of business and debates; the conflict and balance of power between the two Houses; and the position of the monarch in parliament.

Each section contains a chronology listing key events, suggestions for further reading and ""inserts"" - short anecdotes or accounts of particular figures or episodes which provide lively illustrations of parliament at work in different periods.

Clyve Jones is an honorary fellow of the Institute of Historical Research.

He has been editor of the journal Parliamentary History since 1986.

Previously he was reader in modern historyin the University of London and collection development librarian in the Institute of Historical Research.

He has published extensively on the history of the House of Lords and of the peerage in the early eighteenth century.

Contributions by: Alasdair Hawkyard, Bob Harris, Professor Christopher Given-Wilson, David L Smith
Edited by: Clyve Jones
Imprint: The Boydell Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 594g
ISBN: 9781843837176
ISBN 10: 184383717X
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 17 May 2012
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Bob Harris is Professor of British History, University of Oxford, and Harry Pitt Fellow in History, Worcester College, Oxford. He is the author of several books, including The Scottish People and the French Revolution; Politics and the Nation: Britain in the Mid Eighteenth Century and (with Charles McKean) The Scottish Town in the Age of the Enlightenment, winner of the Saltire Society Scottish Book of the Year and Research Book of the Year for 2014.

Reviews for A Short History of Parliament: England, Great Britain, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Scotland

The essays assembled here are a rich source of anecdote and oddity. They also set out, clearly and concisely, the institutional framework and the general ground rules under which the Westminster Parliament as well as various other British parliaments have operated. (...) Most of the contributors rise to heights of excellence, supplying the very best summaries of their field. TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT A scholarly and very informative history, A Short History of Parliament is a top and must have (addition) to any college history collection. BOOKWATCH