Proceedings in the opening session of the Long Parliament, House of Commons and Strafford Trial/ Vol. 3: 22 March-17 April, 1641/ edited by Maija Jansson; assisted by Jennifer Klein Morrison, Alisa Plant, Shawn Smith

England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons

ISBN 10: 1580460895 / ISBN 13: 9781580460897

Published by Rochester; Suffolk; New York: University of Rochester Press, 2001

About this Item

Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 608 pages. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Strafford, Thomas Wentworth 1st earl of. Great Britain. Parliament. History 17th century. History Sources. England and Wales. Parliament History Sources. Genre: History. 1 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Proceedings in the opening session of the Long Parliament, House of Commons and Strafford Trial/ Vol. 3: 22 March-17 April, 1641/ edited by Maija Jansson; assisted by Jennifer Klein Morrison, Alisa Plant, Shawn Smith
• Publisher: Rochester; Suffolk; New York: University of Rochester Press
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1580460895
• ISBN 13: 9781580460897
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Weight: 1 kilogram

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Synopsis

The official record of the English Parliament as well as personal diaries from members recording the events of the Earl of Strafford's trial and the treaty with Scotland.

In the English Parliament during the spring of 1641 two closely related matters came to a head: the trial of Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford, and the completion of articles forming the framework for a treaty with Scotland. Strafford was one of King Charles I's closest associates, and his trial and eventual execution marked the beginning of the long-fought out conflict between the Parliament and the Crown over political control in England.
The treaty and the trial reflect the interconnectedness of the three kingdoms -- Ireland, Scotland, and England -- and their relationships to one another under the English monarchy. In the parliamentary debates recorded in this volume, the interplay between public and private interests, military, religious, and mercantile, with and outside the court in England becomes clearer, as does the extent of state-driven policy and imperial design which had evolved duringthe years when Charles ruled without a Parliament.
These records constitute the definitive account of the Strafford trial, as well as detailing other early impeachment proceedings, which would set the precedent for later impeachment trials in Great Britain and America [including the recent impeachment of United States President William Jefferson Clinton]. With regards to the treaty, the journals and diaries present a detailed narrative of the step-by-step construction of peace with Scotland.

Maija Jansson is Director of the Yale Center for Parliamentary History

Review

Primarily a collection of diaries, this edition of proceedings is a boon to historians. . . it will inevitably be treated as authoritative. PARLIAMENTARY HISTORY Any academic library that aspires to assemble a collection of works dealing with English history, and particularly with the aspects of its political and constitutional evolution, will be incomplete without these three volumes. SIXTEENTH CENTURY JOURNAL A magnificent scholarly achievement. JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF ARCHIVISTS (24,2 October 2003)