The House of Lords in the Reign of Charles II (Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History)
Cambridge University Press, 8/29/1996
EAN 9780521554589, ISBN10: 0521554586
Hardcover, 308 pages, 21.6 x 14 x 2.1 cm
Language: English
This is a study of the House of Lords in the reign of Charles II. It examines the House's institutional and political activities, and reveals the vital role played by the peerage in Caroline parliaments. Andrew Swatland draws on an extensive range of sources to analyse the membership and procedural developments of the House of Lords, relating these to legislative, judicial and political issues in Restoration England. He sheds light on the Lords' relations with the king and the Commons, and assesses the contribution made by peers and bishops to the Restoration church settlement. He also describes the emergence of political parties, reinterpreting 'Toryism' and 'Whiggism' during the succession crisis of 1679–81. This detailed and balanced study is both a major institutional history and an important contribution to the history of Restoration politics and political culture.
1. Introduction
Part I. From Abolition to Restoration
2. In the wilderness, 1649–1660
Part II. Members and the Business of the House
3. Membership, attendance and privileges
4. Legislation
5. Justice
Part III. King, Lords and Commons
6. King and Lords
7. Lords and Commons
Part IV. Religion
8. Religious composition
9. Church settlement
10. Religious nonconformity
Part V. Politics
11. Factions, country peers and the 'Whig' party
12. Court and 'Tory' peers
Conclusion
Appendices.