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The Politics of the Ancient Constitution

An Introduction to English Political Thought 1600-1642

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  1. Glenn Burgess
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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  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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    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

    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

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.
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Politics of the Ancient Constitution

  • Book Subtitle: An Introduction to English Political Thought 1600-1642

  • Authors: Glenn Burgess

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-22263-6

  • Publisher: Red Globe Press London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Macmillan Publishers Limited 1992

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 312

  • Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave

  • Topics: History of Britain and Ireland

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