This volume considers the varied forms of parliamentary pressure in the period between the civil wars and the advent of universal suffrage in the twentieth century. The authors examine the ways
The House of Commons 1509-1558 offers readers a groundbreaking examination of the role and significance of the British House of Commons during the Tudor period. Utilizes new scholarship, archival res
John Campbell’s political letters and writings are here published for the first time, delivering rare and significant insights into eighteenth century English politics and providing a substantial new
Stephen Fuller (1716--1808) was the agent for Jamaica in the late 18th century. Edited by M.W. McCahill, The Correspondence of Stephen Fuller, 1788--1795 offers a much-needed account of how slavery su
Parliament, Politics and Policy in Britain and Ireland, c. 1680-1832 employs a variety of methodologies to expand our understanding of British and Irish parliamentary history from the exclusion crisi
Ideas of the Liberal Party:? Perceptions, Agendas, and Liberal Politics in the House of Commons, 1832-1852? utilizes?previous unexamined archival material of backbench members of parliament? to reveal
The first ever collection of the letters of Arthur Onslow (1691-1768), who was the Speaker of the House of Commons for an unsurpassed 33 years and also known as the Great Speaker. Provides an insight
Faction Displayed: Reconsidering the Impeachment of Dr. Henry Sacheverell features a collection of essays that examine the turbulent partisan culture during Queen Anne’s reign that ensued as a result
