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The Politics of the Ancient Constitution

An Introduction to English Political Thought, 1603–1642

  • Authors
  • Glenn Burgess
Textbook

Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xii
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  2. Exploring the Ancient Constitution of England

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 1-1
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    2. Ancient Constitutions — Politics and the Past
      Glenn Burgess
      Pages 3-18
    3. The Ancient Constitution of England
      Glenn Burgess
      Pages 19-78
    4. Problems and Implications
      Glenn Burgess
      Pages 79-105

  3. The Common Law Mind and the Structure of Political Debate

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 107-107
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    2. Some Historiographical Perspectives
      Glenn Burgess
      Pages 109-114
    3. The Elements of Consensus in Jacobean England
      Glenn Burgess
      Pages 115-138
    4. Making Consensus Work
      Glenn Burgess
      Pages 139-178
    5. Towards Breakdown: ‘New Counsels’ and the Dissolution of Consensus
      Glenn Burgess
      Pages 179-211
    6. Epilogue: The Crisis of the Common Law
      Glenn Burgess
      Pages 212-231
  4. Back Matter
    Pages 232-293
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About this book

Introduction

The Politics of the Ancient Constitution is a close examination of the political ideas of common lawyers in early Stuart England, and includes important surveys of the ideas of Sir Edward Coke and John Selden. It provides an original interpretation of the lawyers' theory of the ancient constitution and on this basis it provides a novel interpretation of the basic structure of political thought and ideology in pre-Civil War England. In this way the book is able to make a substantial contribution to debates over the ideological origins of the English Revolution.

Keywords

civil war constitution England political thought revolution work

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