The History of Parliament: the House of Commons, 1690-1715 [5 volume set] - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521772214 ISBN 13: 9780521772211

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2006

Synopsis

The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715 covers a formative period for Britain and for Parliament: in the years immediately following the Glorious Revolution and the exile of James II, while Whigs and Tories struggled to define and maintain their positions in a new political environment, the party battle was fought harder than ever before, with ten general elections over twenty-five years producing an increasing number of bitterly-fought contests. Particular attention is paid to the impact of the Union with Scotland in 1707. Where possible the political affiliation of the 1,982 MPs has been included and their role in the work of the Chamber discussed. To aid in this work, a database of significant parliamentary activity has been compiled from the Commons Journals, which enables some assessment to be made of the contribution of Members to the work of the House. A CD-ROM including this database is included with volume 1, which provides a guide to its installation and use. Four further volumes complete the set.

About this title

Book Description

This Constituencies volume is the second of the five volume set, The House of Commons 1690T1715, in 'The History of Parliament' series. It contains full details of all the parliamentary constituencies of the period for England (including the Cinque ports), Wales and Scotland.

Review

'The wait was worthwhile, for not only does it magnificently fill the gap between the volumes for 1660-89 published in 1983, and those for 1715-54, which appeared as long ago as 1970; it also updates their historiographical context. This is particularly the case with the magisterial introductory survey written by David Hayton ... the availability of [the] electronic edition of the 'Journals' considerably enhances the value of these volumes.' Bill Speck, H-Net

'To any historian ... the prodigious achievement of the History of Parliament Trust, just published by CUP, is as an unmanned sweetshop to a hungry schoolboy ... Learned and exactingly edited, these volume are a work of remarkable scholarship, in the great British tradition.' Jeremy Musson, Country Life

'... a vital work of reference for historians interested in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries ...'. History

'... we are fortunate to have these five massive volumes, based on a prodigious amount of scholarly labour ...'. H. T. Dickinson, Parliaments, Estates and Representation

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0521772214
• ISBN 13: 9780521772211
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 3000
• Editor: Cruickshanks Eveline, Handley Stuart, Hayton David W