The Crown and Its Records: Archives, Access, and the Ancient Constitution in Seventeenth-Century England...

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The Crown and Its Records

Archives, Access, and the Ancient Constitution in Seventeenth-Century England

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English

De Gruyter Oldenbourg
24 October 2023

British & Irish history; Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700; Central government

Series: Cultures and Practices of Knowledge in History

Archives are popularly seen as liminal, obscure spaces -- a perception far removed from the early modern reality. This examination of the central English archival system in the period before 1700 highlights the role played by the public records repositories in furnishing precedents for the constitutional struggle between Crown and Parliament. It traces the deployment of archival research in these controversies by three individuals who were at various points occupied with the keeping of records: Sir Robert Cotton, John Selden, and William Prynne. The book concludes by investigating the secretive State Paper Office, home of the arcana imperii, and its involvement in the government's intelligence network: notably the engagement of its most prominent Keeper Sir Thomas Wilson in judicial and political intrigue on behalf of the Crown.

　

　

Imprint: De Gruyter Oldenbourg
Country of Publication: Germany
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 155mm,
Weight: 824g
ISBN: 9783110791266
ISBN 10: 3110791269
Series: Cultures and Practices of Knowledge in History
Pages: 490
Publication Date: 24 October 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Isabel Taylor, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen.