Crown and Parliaments, 1558-1689

by David L. Smith and Graham E. Seel

An engaging range of period texts and theme books for AS and A Level history. The relations between the crown and parliament in England between the accession of Elizabeth I in 1558 and the Revolution of 1688-89 are examined. The authors analyse the changing nature of royal powers and the limitations that were placed upon them. The reasons for the development of a limited monarchy, and the role that the individual monarchs' personalities played, are...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052177537X
• ISBN13: 9780521775373
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.4" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 16 to 19 years
• Grade Range: Grade 11 to Postsecondary