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Honouring the contribution made to British parliamentary history by one of its most celebrated administrators, this festschrift for Sir John Sainty, who served as clerk of the parliaments from 1983–1990, features an unrivalled selection of specialist essays on the administrative procedures of Britain’s legislature. Includes detailed and highly specialized research on the British parliament’s administrative procedures Features revealing essays on renowned parliamentary functionaries including Inigo Jones Collects a wealth of new learning culled from the archives of parliament Covers the detail of key proposals for parliamentary reform in the ‘post-revolution administration’

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The chapters in this volume celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the seminal work British Politics in the Age of Anne by looking at how Holmes’s writing has influenced later historians in various fields, including ones not directly addresses by Holmes, such as gender, jacobite and urban history. This volume celebrates the fortieth anniversary of the seminal work British Politics in the Age of Anne by Geoffrey Holmes Demonstrates how Holmes’s writing has influenced later generations of historians in various fields Investigates how this 1967 book was established as a masterpiece of historical research and writing and how it quickly became the accepted interpretation of the politics of the early eighteenth century, replacing previous work based on the methodology of Sir Lewis Namier This new book also shows how topics which Holmes’s only touched upon, such as gender, jacobite and urban history, have also been greatly influenced by his work Also available to buy as part of the Parliamentary History journal package: www.blackwellpublishing.com/parh

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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

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