Table of Contents

Parliaments, 1603–1689; Preface; 1. Introductory; 2. Religious questions in the parliaments of James I; 3. Constitutional questions in the parliament of James I; 4. The earlier parliaments of Charles I; 5. The eleven years of non-parliamentary government; 6. The long parliament and reform; 7. The long parliament and reform; 8. The long parliament and the civil war; 9. The long parliament and the army; 10. The rule of the purged parliament; 11. The parliament of saints: the first parliament of the protectorate; 12. The second parliament of the protectorate; 13. The restoration; 14. The pension parliament; 15. The policy of exclusion; 16. The revolution of 1688; Appendix; Bibliographical note; Index.

Promotional Information

The lectures printed were delivered by the author as Deputy for the Regius Professor of Modern History during the academic year 1926–27.