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1) Behemoth ; or, The long Parliament

Author

Hobbes, Thomas

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook

Description

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Behemoth, or The Long Parliament is essential to any reader interested in the historical context of the thought of Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679). In De Cive (1642) and Leviathan (1651), the great political philosopher had developed an analytical framework for discussing sedition, rebellion, and the breakdown of authority. Behemoth, completed around 1668 and not published until after Hobbe's death, represents the systematic application of this framework...

2) Historic parliamentary documents in the Palace of Westminster

Author

Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords. Record Office

Pub. Date

1960

Language

English

3) A short history of Parliament, 1295-1642

Author

Thompson, Faith

Publisher

University of Minnesota Press

Pub. Date

[1953]

Language

English

4) A short history of the Parliament

Author

Walpole, Robert

Publisher

Printed for T. Warner

Pub. Date

1713

Language

English

5) His Majesties declaration to all his loving subjects, touching the causes & reasons that moved him to dissolve the two last Parliaments

Author

England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II)

Publisher

Printed by the assigns of J. Bill, T. Newcomb, and H. Hills, printers to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty

Pub. Date

1681

Language

English

6) The antiquity and dignity of parliaments

Author

Cotton, Robert

Publisher

Printed for Norman Nelson

Pub. Date

1680

Language

English

7) The growth of English representative government

Author

Haskins, George Lee

Publisher

Univ. of Pennsylvania Press

Pub. Date

1948

Language

English

8) The coming of Parliament: England from 1350 to 1660

Author

Jane, Lionel Cecil

Publisher

G.P. Putnam's Sons; [etc., etc.]

Pub. Date

1905

Language

English

9) The Barbone Parliament: (First Parliament of the commonwealth of England, 1653.) And the religious movements of the seventeenth century culminating in the protectorate system of the church government

Author

Glass, Henry Alexander

Publisher

J. Clarke

Pub. Date

1899

Language

English

10) The story of Parliament in the Palace of Westminster

Author

Field, John

Publisher

Politico's

Pub. Date

2002

Language

English

11) The English Parliament in its transformations through a thousand years

Author

Gneist, Rudolph

Publisher

H. Grevel & Co

Pub. Date

1886

Language

English

12) British parliamentary lists, 1660-1800: a register

Publisher

Hambledon Press

Pub. Date

1995

Language

English

13) The evolution of Parliament

Author

Pollard, A. F

Publisher

Longmans, Green and co., ltd

Pub. Date

1926

Language

English

14) The second century of the English Parliament

Author

Edwards, John Goronwy

Series

Ford lectures volume 1960-1

Publisher

Clarendon Press

Pub. Date

1979

Language

English

15) A history and defence of Magna Charta: Containing a copy of the original charter at large, with an English translation; the manner of its being obtained from King John, with its preservation and final establishment...

Author

Johnson, Samuel

Publisher

J. Williams

Pub. Date

1769

Language

English

16) The King's Parliament of England

Author

Sayles, G. O

Series

Historical controversies

Publisher

Norton

Pub. Date

[1974]

Language

English

Description

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Among England's many contributions to Western civilization, the development of a workable democracy is easily the most important. And while democratic institutions have been adopted by other than English-speaking peoples in the past hundred years, they are peculiarly English--a creation of centuries of trial and error. A great deal is known about the recent history of parliaments. Less understood, however, are the origins of the English Parliament...