The English Parliaments of Henry VII 1485-1504

by Paul Cavill

Paul Cavill offers a major reinterpretation of early Tudor constitutional history. In the grand "Whig" tradition, the parliaments of Henry VII were a disappointing retreat from the onward march towards parliamentary democracy. The king was at best indifferent and at worst hostile to parliament; its meetings were cowed and quiescent, subservient to the royal will. Yet little research has tested these assumptions.

Drawing on extensive archival...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199573832
• ISBN13: 9780199573837
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"