The ‘Northern Gentlemen’, the Parliamentary Independents, and Anglo-Scottish Relations in the Long Parliament
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8958292 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Scott (0000-0002-4176-0466, Parliament of United Kingdom, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 347-375 |
| Publication date | 1999-06-01 |
| 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/s0018246x99008468 |
| OpenAlex | W2047144034 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
Although sometimes seen as a bastion of royalism, the northern counties supplied some of the most militant members of the Long Parliament. Northern MPs and peers figured prominently in the war party, played a key role in negotiating the Solemn League and Covenant, and comprised an important element within the anti-Scots, pro-New Model Army faction at Westminster. Anglo- Scottish relations in the Civil War period were intimately linked with the parliamentary history of the northern counties during the 1640s. This article examines the development and structure of the northern interest in the Long Parliament, and in particular its collaboration with the parliamentary Independents. Analysis of the drafting of the Newcastle peace propositions and of the Commons' efforts to reduce the size of the Covenanting forces indicates that the Independents relied heavily on evidence of abuses committed by the Scottish army in the northern counties to advance their own programme for settlement and to frustrate that of the Scots and their English allies. It is also argued that the Independents' exploitation of the northern reaction against the Scots had a profound impact upon the relations between all three Stuart monarchies
Economic history · House of Commons · Militant · Monarchy · Negotiation · Parliament · Political science · Politics · Scots · Scots law · Settlement (finance · Spanish Civil War · Historical Economic and Social Studies · Historical Studies of British Isles · History · Law · Scottish History and National Identity
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,24 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2022 (14) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |