Absolute Monarchy and the Stuart Constitution
Download or Read eBook Absolute Monarchy and the Stuart Constitution PDF written by Glenn Burgess and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Glenn Burgess |
| Publisher | : Yale University Press |
| Total Pages | : 252 |
| Release | : 1996-01-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0300065329 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780300065329 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (29 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Absolute Monarchy and the Stuart Constitution by : Glenn Burgess
Book excerpt: The long-accepted standard view is that the gradual polarization of Court and Parliament during the reigns of James I and Charles I reflected the split between absolutists (who upheld the divine right of the monarchy to rule) and constitutionalists (who resisted tyranny by insisting the monarch was subject to law) and resulted inevitably in civil war.
