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A Complete Collection Of The Protests Of The Lords: 1624-1741 - Softcover

James E. Thorold Rogers

 
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A Complete Collection Of The Protests Of The Lords: 1624-1741 by James E. Thorold Rogers. This scholarly edition compiles the protestations entered in the Lords’ Journals from the 17th to the early 18th centuries, recording dates, issues, and signatories, with some items expunged or recovered from manuscript sources. It frames a long arc of parliamentary contestation over constitutional liberties, the prerogatives of the Crown, and the balance of power between Lords and Commons during late Stuart and early Hanoverian politics. The volume includes an editorial preface, notes, and introductions that place each protest in its historical context, modernizes spelling and standardizes names, and provides indices of signatures and subjects. Core themes include rights and procedure of the Lords, impeachment and due process, royal prerogative, war and diplomacy, finance and taxation, religious policy, union with Scotland, and governance of the Privy Council. The work is intended as a primary-source foundation for studying the origins of constitutional law and parliamentary privilege.

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