Parliament, Politics and Policy in Britain and Ireland, c.1680 - 1832
Essays in Honour of D.W. Hayton
This book employs a variety of methodologies, including thematic survey, biographical enquiry, and specific study, to examine British and Irish parliamentary history between the exclusion crisis and the Great Reform Act. * Casts new light on familiar themes and also introduces previously unexplored issues * Discusses important topics and figures of the period, such as Robert Peel; Frederick, Prince of Wales; Irish regulation of trade; the Excise Crisis; the impact of the West Indies on the mid-Georgian elections; and the Glorious Revolution of 1688 * Utilizes the Irish Legislation Database to re-examine the history of the pre-Union Irish parliament * Unites the scholarship of prominent figures in the field with the voices of younger historians
This book employs a variety of methodologies, including thematic survey, biographical enquiry, and specific study, to examine British and Irish parliamentary history between the exclusion crisis and the Great Reform Act. * Casts new light on familiar themes and also introduces previously unexplored issues * Discusses important topics and figures of the period, such as Robert Peel; Frederick, Prince of Wales; Irish regulation of trade; the Excise Crisis; the impact of the West Indies on the mid-Georgian elections; and the Glorious Revolution of 1688 * Utilizes the Irish Legislation Database to re-examine the history of the pre-Union Irish parliament * Unites the scholarship of prominent figures in the field with the voices of younger historians
ISBN: | 9781118813546 |
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Sprache: | Englisch |
Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Herausgeber: | Jones Clyve Kelly, James |
Verlag: | Wiley |
Veröffentlicht: | 18.04.2014 |
Untertitel: | Essays in Honour of D.W. Hayton |
Schlagworte: | British Politics Early Modern British History Geschichte Geschichte der britischen Frühmoderne Grossbritannien /Geschichte, Politik 1945 ff History Irland /Geschichte, Politik 1945 ff Political Science Political Systems Politik Politik / Großbritannien Politikwissenschaft politische Systeme |
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