The parliamentary mind and the mutable constitution
The parliamentary mind and the mutable constitution
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4558252 |
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| Authors | Catherine Chou (Stanford University), Catherine Lila Chou (0000-0003-0943-1694, Stanford University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 89 |
| Issue | 245 |
| Pages | 470-485 |
| Publication date | 2016-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Historical Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0950-3471 • E-ISSN: 1468-2281 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1468-2281.12129 |
| OpenAlex | W2248212763 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
Utilizing a handful of succession treatises from the first decade of Elizabeth I's reign, this article analyses the multiplicity of ways in which early modern Englishmen and Scotsmen conceived of parliament's fundamental characteristics and decision-making processes, as well as the relationship between the changeability of the law and parliamentary authority. It argues that Elizabeth's refusal to allow her parliaments to discuss the succession opened up a discursive space in which resurrected and potential future parliaments served as logical, forward-thinking arbiters of this sensitive issue, and both pro- and anti-Stuart tract writers could identify at least one version of the Lords, Commons and crown that either had endorsed or supposedly would endorse their respective positions
Commons · Constitution · Ecological succession · House of Commons · Law and economics · Parliament · Political science · Politics · Reign · Sociology · Historical Studies of British Isles · History · Irish and British Studies · Law · Scottish History and National Identity
| Highly cited | No |
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