Parliament in the Sixteenth Century: Functions and Fortunes

Even though so much has so often been done, the study of parliament remains active, not least so for the sixteenth century. A fresh look at the present state of the question seems appropriate on this occasion when we are assembled to commemorate Sir John Neale, the foremost historian of the Tudor Ho...

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Published in:The Historical journal 1979-06, Vol.22 (2), p.255-278
Main Author: Elton, G. R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Lower houses
National politics
Parliamentary procedure
Parliaments
Political conflict
Political debate
Political opposition
Privy councils
Queens
Religion
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Summary:Even though so much has so often been done, the study of parliament remains active, not least so for the sixteenth century. A fresh look at the present state of the question seems appropriate on this occasion when we are assembled to commemorate Sir John Neale, the foremost historian of the Tudor House of Commons. It is now nearly twenty years since Neale completed his life's work, and those twenty years have not been without further study and thought, sometimes assisted by the discovery of new evidence. No one, we may be sure, would have been better pleased than today's honorand to find that what so fully engaged his interest and his labours should continue to attract his successors – to know that he had not closed a book but opened a window.
ISSN:0018-246X
1469-5103
DOI:10.1017/S0018246X79000018