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A Pillar of the constitution : the House of Lords in British politics, 1640-1784 /

This collection of original essays deals with aspects of the history of the House of Lords in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, including the internal management of the Lords and its external influence.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Jones, Clyve, 1944-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; Ronceverte, WV : Hambledon Press, 1989.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; List of Contributors; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction: The Peerage and the House of Lords in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries; 2 Parliamentary Management, Men-of-Business and the House of Lords, 1640-49; 3 The Role of Privy Councillors in the House of Lords, 1660-1681; 4 'Venice Preserved; or A Plot Discovered9: The Political and Social Context of the Peerage Bill of 1719; 5 The House of Lords and British Foreign Policy, 1720-48; 6 The Bishops at Westminster in the Mid-Eighteenth Century; 7 The House of Lords in the 1760s.