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UNINA9910809392103321 |
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Titolo |
A pillar of the constitution : the House of Lords in British politics, 1640-1784 / / edited by Clyve Jones |
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London ; ; Ronceverte, WV, : Hambledon Press, 1989 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-70988-7 |
9786612709883 |
0-8264-2746-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (viii, 246 pages) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Public administration - Great Britain |
Great Britain Politics and government 1603-1714 |
Great Britain Politics and government 1714-1820 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction: The Peerage and the House of Lords in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries; 2 Parliamentary Management, Men-of-Business and the House of Lords, 1640-49; 3 The Role of Privy Councillors in the House of Lords, 1660-1681; 4 'Venice Preserved; or A Plot Discovered 9: The Political and Social Context of the Peerage Bill of 1719; 5 The House of Lords and British Foreign Policy, 1720-48; 6 The Bishops at Westminster in the Mid-Eighteenth Century; 7 The House of Lords in the 1760's; 8 The House of Lords in the Age of the American Revolution; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This collection of original essays deals with aspects of the history of the House of Lords in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, including the internal management of the Lords and its external influence. |
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