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Parliaments of the Middle Ages took any direct part in the government. Their utmost ambition (rarely gratified) extended to some voice in the appointment of Ministers, and their constitutional right consisted only of criticism, enforced by finance control and the occasional impeachment of the king's advisers. Even this right of impeachment fell into abeyance under the Tudors, and the substitution for it of bills of attainder was an idle form, for bills of attainder were, practically, the weapons, not of the Parliament, but of the Crown. Still less in the Tudor period was the business of the country in the hands of Parliament. Henry VIII. And Elizabeth were the last persons to admit such a theory. It was the King's Council and not the Parliament which ruled England. The offshoots of the Council, the star-chamber, the Court of High Commission, the Councils of the North, of Ireland, and of Wales, were the centres of public business. The rebukes administered by Elizabeth to her most loyal Parliaments on the rare occasions on which they ventured to discuss matters of State, are too well known to need special reference. And to this day it is a matter of dispute whether Charles, in all his tyranny, really violated the forms of the constitution. It was his folly, not his illegality, which lost him the kingdom.
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Paperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. This book thoroughly examines the political machinations of England between the death of Charles I and the Restoration, a period more complex than history would have you believe. The author argues that, despite the return of the monarchy, the period was a time of great progress in terms of constitutional development, and that many of the political ideas and systems we now take for granted have their origins in this tumultuous era in English history. However, it wasn't just a time of gradual progression; there was significant friction between different factions. The author delves into the strategies of both the Parliament, increasingly fearful of the army's influence, and the army itself, who had grown weary of the corruption in Parliament. Neither side emerged victorious in the end, with the citizens ultimately being the deciders of the monarchy's eventual return. This book is a fascinating study of a critical period in English history, providing both historical depth and contemporary resonance for anyone interested in the development of constitutional government. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Codice articolo 9781331071181_0
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