The Opening of the Long Parliament
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8957216 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sheila Lambert (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 265-287 |
| Publication date | 1984-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Historical Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-246X • E-ISSN: 1469-5103 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0018246x00017799 |
| OpenAlex | W2140616989 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 16 |
The most recent survey of the early years of the long parliament has restated the traditional view that the parliament was united against the king from the first, under the leadership of John Pym. This opinion is so deeply ingrained in the historical consciousness that one reviewer has expressed surprise at the evidence adduced by Mr Fletcher of divisions of opinion in the Commons as early as 1641. Some of these disagreements were noticed four years ago by Professor Ashton, yet he calculated that there was a majority of 400 to 80 against the king, and titled his chapter ‘From Consensus to Confrontation’; according to Dr Manning, the king was ‘almost powerless’. It is surprising that this view has held the field so long, when the most cursory reading of the Commons Journal shows it to be a myth. In a period for which we have so little hard evidence of the course of events, the evidence of the journals should not be ignored; none the less, it will be suggested that the role of peers, in and out of parliament, was at least as important as anything that happened in the lower house in the first few months. Not all the issues involved can be discussed here: this paper will consider, in outline, some of the evidence concerning finance, the reforming legislation, and the impeachment of Strafford
Commons · House of Commons · Impeachment · Legislation · Mythology · Parliament · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Surprise · Classics · Historical Economic and Social Studies · History · Law · Scottish History and National Identity
Parliaments and English Politics 1621–1629
Charles I and the Popish Plot
The Origins of the English Civil War
The Reign of King Pym
The Last Years of the Court of Star Chamber 1630–41
The ‘obliterated’ portions of the House of Lords Journals dealing with the attainder of Strafford, 1641 1
Procedure in the House of Commons in the early Stuart period
The English Civil War
Ministerial Responsibility in the 1620's
Conflict in Stuart England. Essays in Honour of Wallace Notestein
The Peers, the People, and Parliamentary Management in the First Six Months of the Long Parliament
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,12 |
| Citation span | 1985 - 1991 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |