The Tudor Constitution: Documents And Commentary
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Yellowed/aged pages consistent with an older edition. Markings: previous owner. Binding: Appears intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
A landmark work in Tudor historical scholarship, The Tudor Constitution: Documents and Commentary presents a meticulously curated collection of primary source documents illuminating the structure and workings of English government during the sixteenth century. Edited and introduced by the eminent historian G. R. Elton, the volume arranges key constitutional texts — spanning statutes, proclamations, and official correspondence — into thematic sections that together paint a vivid picture of royal authority, parliamentary power, and the machinery of the Tudor state. Elton's authoritative commentary guides the reader through each document, contextualising the dramatic constitutional shifts that accompanied the Reformation, the rise of the Privy Council, and the consolidation of Crown supremacy. Rigorous yet accessible, the collection remains an indispensable reference for students and scholars of English legal and political history alike.
Author: G. R. Elton
Format: Paperback
Published: 1965, Cambridge University Press
Genre: British & Irish history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Yellowed/aged pages consistent with an older edition. Markings: previous owner. Binding: Appears intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
A landmark work in Tudor historical scholarship, The Tudor Constitution: Documents and Commentary presents a meticulously curated collection of primary source documents illuminating the structure and workings of English government during the sixteenth century. Edited and introduced by the eminent historian G. R. Elton, the volume arranges key constitutional texts — spanning statutes, proclamations, and official correspondence — into thematic sections that together paint a vivid picture of royal authority, parliamentary power, and the machinery of the Tudor state. Elton's authoritative commentary guides the reader through each document, contextualising the dramatic constitutional shifts that accompanied the Reformation, the rise of the Privy Council, and the consolidation of Crown supremacy. Rigorous yet accessible, the collection remains an indispensable reference for students and scholars of English legal and political history alike.