{"product_id":"the-house-of-commons-1509-1558-personnel-procedure-precedent-and-change-paperback-softback-9781119279808","title":"The House of Commons 1509-1558; Personnel, Procedure, Precedent and Change (Paperback \/ softback) 9781119279808","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe House of Commons 1509-1558\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePersonnel, Procedure, Precedent and Change\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlasdair Hawkyard (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781119279808, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 17 March 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e432 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.6 x 15 x 2.5 cm, 0.612 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe House of Commons 1509-1558\u003c\/i\u003e offers readers a groundbreaking examination of the role and significance of the British House of Commons during the Tudor period.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eUtilizes new scholarship, archival research, and never-before-published images to enhance our understanding\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetails all aspects of the institution, including elections and electoral practice, membership, organization, the House in session, and legislation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses innovations in the conduct and management of the House during this time, such as the introduction of divisions and increasing bureaucratization\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemonstrates the turbulent nature of the House during the Tudor age and reevaluates the nature of political opposition\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbbreviations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Tables and Maps\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Figures\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1. Elections and Electoral Practice:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummoning a Parliament\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCircular Letters\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther Royal and Conciliar Letters\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNominations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCanvassing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElectoral Law\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnfranchisement and Disfranchisement\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShire Elections\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUrban County Elections\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCity, Borough and Town Elections\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Franchise in the Urban Counties, Cities, Boroughs and Towns\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCities, Boroughs and Towns and Lordship\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSheriffs and Other Returning Officers\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElection Returns, Indentures and Schedules\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWitness Lists on Election Indentures\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlterations to Election Returns, Indentures and Schedules\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFalse Returns\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverturned and Quashed Elections\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Assembly of the House, the Receipt of Writs and the Calling of Names\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCrown Office Lists\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommittees for Returns\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy-elections\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2. The Members:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Body Politic\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Size of the House\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Background\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnights and Knightings\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnnoblement\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Associates of Peers\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEducation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWriters and Translators\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMembers’ Personal Notes,Records and Memory\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKing’s Councillors and Privy Councillors\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Royal Household\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther Royal Servants and Officers\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMilitary and Naval Experience\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEcclesiastical Administrators, Lay Deans and Ordained Priests\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLawyers\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMerchants, Manufacturers and Traders\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExperience in County Government\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExperience in Urban Government\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReligion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Acquisition of Church Property\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMisfortune and Notoriety\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAccommodation and Dining\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClothing and Accessories\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eServants and Attendants\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWages\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDepictions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3. Organisation:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeeting Places\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimes of Business\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdjournments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInter-sessional Prorogations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeating and Hierarchy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Speaker\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOfficers of the House\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Records of the Commons\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4. The House in Session:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Opening of Parliament\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Speaker’s Petitions:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Freedom of Access by the Speaker to the Sovereign\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Apology by the Speaker to the Sovereign\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Liberty of Speech\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Privilege from Arrest\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe House of Commons as a Court\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussing and Reporting Business\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAttendance\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOutside Intervention\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVisitors\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConferences with the Lords\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Presence of Members at Events outside Parliament\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Royal Assent\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Closing of Parliament\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn Leaving\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5. Legislation:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Preparation of Petitions and Bills\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe House of Origin for Bills\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProcedure on Bills\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Interests of Members and Constituencies\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpeeches\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDebates and Opposition\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuitors, Counsel and Defendants at the Bar\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInfluences on Members\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommittees\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmendment and Engrossment\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVoting: Acclamations and Divisions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Bearing of Bills to the Lords\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Collection of the Subsidy Bill from the Upper House\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendices:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Dates of Parliaments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Parliament of September 1553\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. King Philip\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. New Constituencies\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. By-elections\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Additional Members and Names\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Private Acts for Members\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Provisos in Acts for Constituencies\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. 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