King, Parliament, And Public Finance In Medieval England To 1369
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Edition: special edition for sandpiper books
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Book: Very good
Jacket: Very good
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At the intersection of royal power and parliamentary authority lies one of the most consequential struggles of the medieval world — the fight over who controls the purse strings of a kingdom. G. L. Harriss's landmark scholarly work chronicles the intricate and often contentious relationship between the English Crown and Parliament in the realm of public finance, tracing the evolution of fiscal policy, taxation, and political negotiation from the early medieval period through to 1369. Set against the turbulent backdrop of Plantagenet England — an era of foreign wars, baronial conflict, and the slow crystallisation of constitutional governance — the work presents a rigorous analysis of how the mechanisms of royal revenue collection were contested, shaped, and ultimately codified through parliamentary consent. Harriss argues with forensic precision that the story of medieval public finance is inseparable from the broader story of English constitutional development, illustrating how each fiscal crisis forced a renegotiation of the relationship between king and subject. Drawing on an impressive array of primary sources, the work details the emergence of taxation by consent as a foundational principle of English governance — a principle whose reverberations would echo far beyond the Middle Ages. Rich in archival depth and analytical authority, this is an indispensable text for anyone seeking to understand how medieval England laid the groundwork for modern democratic accountability. What begins as a study of revenues and subsidies ultimately reveals itself as a portrait of power itself — and those brave enough to challenge it.
Author: G. L. Harriss
Format: Hardback
Published: 1996, Clarendon Press · Oxford
Genre: British & Irish history
Edition: special edition for sandpiper books
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
At the intersection of royal power and parliamentary authority lies one of the most consequential struggles of the medieval world — the fight over who controls the purse strings of a kingdom. G. L. Harriss's landmark scholarly work chronicles the intricate and often contentious relationship between the English Crown and Parliament in the realm of public finance, tracing the evolution of fiscal policy, taxation, and political negotiation from the early medieval period through to 1369. Set against the turbulent backdrop of Plantagenet England — an era of foreign wars, baronial conflict, and the slow crystallisation of constitutional governance — the work presents a rigorous analysis of how the mechanisms of royal revenue collection were contested, shaped, and ultimately codified through parliamentary consent. Harriss argues with forensic precision that the story of medieval public finance is inseparable from the broader story of English constitutional development, illustrating how each fiscal crisis forced a renegotiation of the relationship between king and subject. Drawing on an impressive array of primary sources, the work details the emergence of taxation by consent as a foundational principle of English governance — a principle whose reverberations would echo far beyond the Middle Ages. Rich in archival depth and analytical authority, this is an indispensable text for anyone seeking to understand how medieval England laid the groundwork for modern democratic accountability. What begins as a study of revenues and subsidies ultimately reveals itself as a portrait of power itself — and those brave enough to challenge it.