Parliaments, Nations and Identities in Britain and Ireland, 1660-1850
Parliaments, Nations and Identities in Britain and Ireland, 1660-1850

Author: Julian Hoppit

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 2003-10-10

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 9780719062476

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This groundbreaking volume address these questions from a variety of perspectives, showing how the parliaments at Dublin, Edinburgh and, Westminster, were seen and used in very different ways by people from very different communities.

A Short History of Parliament
A Short History of Parliament

Author: Clyve Jones

Publisher: Boydell Press

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13: 184383717X

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This institutional history charts the development and evolution of parliament from the Scottish and Irish parliaments, through the post-Act of Union parliament and into the devolved assemblies of the 1990s. It considers all aspects of parliament as an institution, including membership, parties, constituencies and elections.

Bills and Acts
Bills and Acts

Author: Sheila Lambert

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1971-08-31

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 9780521081191

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The eighteenth century Parliament gained much greater influence over the everyday life of the community.

British 'non-elite' MPs, 1715-1820
British 'non-elite' MPs, 1715-1820

Author: Ian R. Christie

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13:

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A significant degree of social mobility was an important factor in ensuring social and political stability in 18th-century Britain. This detailed analysis examines how far the House of Commons reflected and was itself affected by such mobility.