Elizabeth I And Her Parliaments: Vol. I 1559-1581 & Vol. Ii 1584-1601
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Few monarchs in English history command as much fascination as Elizabeth I, and in this landmark two-volume work, J. E. Neale presents a meticulous and authoritative account of the Queen's tumultuous relationship with her Parliaments across four defining decades — from the early consolidation of her Protestant settlement in 1559 through to the final, fiery sessions of her reign in 1601. Volume I chronicles the years 1559 to 1581, documenting the fierce parliamentary debates over religion, the royal succession, and the limits of royal prerogative, while Volume II carries the story through to 1601, illuminating the growing tensions between Crown and Commons that would ultimately foreshadow the constitutional crises of the Stuart era. Neale's scholarship is distinguished by its command of primary sources and its vivid reconstruction of Tudor parliamentary procedure, bringing to life the clash of personalities, ideologies, and ambitions that shaped Elizabethan governance. Writing with the precision of a constitutional historian and the narrative drive of a storyteller, he argues compellingly that Elizabeth's Parliaments were not merely ceremonial institutions but dynamic arenas of political contest. This two-volume set remains an indispensable cornerstone of Tudor studies — and leaves the reader wondering just how much of modern democratic tension was rehearsed in those Elizabethan chamber debates.
Author: J. E. Neale
Format: Paperback
Published: 1965, Jonathan Cape
Genre: British & Irish history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Few monarchs in English history command as much fascination as Elizabeth I, and in this landmark two-volume work, J. E. Neale presents a meticulous and authoritative account of the Queen's tumultuous relationship with her Parliaments across four defining decades — from the early consolidation of her Protestant settlement in 1559 through to the final, fiery sessions of her reign in 1601. Volume I chronicles the years 1559 to 1581, documenting the fierce parliamentary debates over religion, the royal succession, and the limits of royal prerogative, while Volume II carries the story through to 1601, illuminating the growing tensions between Crown and Commons that would ultimately foreshadow the constitutional crises of the Stuart era. Neale's scholarship is distinguished by its command of primary sources and its vivid reconstruction of Tudor parliamentary procedure, bringing to life the clash of personalities, ideologies, and ambitions that shaped Elizabethan governance. Writing with the precision of a constitutional historian and the narrative drive of a storyteller, he argues compellingly that Elizabeth's Parliaments were not merely ceremonial institutions but dynamic arenas of political contest. This two-volume set remains an indispensable cornerstone of Tudor studies — and leaves the reader wondering just how much of modern democratic tension was rehearsed in those Elizabethan chamber debates.