Early Tudor Parliaments 1485-1558

✍ Scribed by Michael A.R. Graves

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 1991
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 138
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This excellent survey looks at the workings of parliament under the first four Tudor monarchs. After an introductory first section which looks at parliament's medieval origins, the author then considers all aspects of early parliamentary history - including the historiography of the early Tudor parliaments, membership and attendance, the legislative roles if the Lords anbd Commons and the specific parliaments themselves.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION TO THE SERIES
Part One: The Background
1 MEDIEVAL ORIGINS TO 1399
Co-operation and consent
The emergence of the House of Commons
The membership of parliaments
The place of parliaments
2 LANCASTER AND YORK, 1399–1485
The political context
Institutional developments
Parliamentary records and procedures
Membership and attendance
The business and politics of parliaments
Part Two: Analysis
3 THE PLACE OF PARLIAMENT UNDER THE EARLY TUDORS
The political context
The historiography of early Tudor parliaments
The records of Parliament
Institutional developments
4 MEMBERSHIP AND ATTENDANCE
The Lords’ membership
The Commons’ membership and the significance of the patron-client relationship
Attendance and absenteeism
5 THE BUSINESS RECORD OF EARLY TUDOR PARLIAMENTS
Official business and public Acts
Beneficial laws for the localities, corporations, economic lobbies and individuals
The productivity of parliaments
The legislative roles of the Lords and Commons
The managerial role of royal servants
6 THE POLITICS OF EARLY TUDOR PARLIAMENTS
The nature and purpose of parliamentary politicking
Co-operation and conflict: the pre-Reformation parliaments, 1485–1523
Conflict and co-operation: the Reformation parliaments to 1553
The Marian experience, 1553–58
Part Three: Assessment
7 CONCLUSION
Part Four: Documents
PARLIAMENTARY SESSIONS, 1485–1558
GLOSSARY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX