Overview

These three volumes comprise a new history of Scotland's first parliament from the first surviving official records in the thirteenth century to its final dissolution in 1707. Denigrated by unionists as inferior to the English parliament and despised by nationalists for agreeing to its own demise, the Scottish parliament has been shockingly under-researched by Scottish historians. This new history will go a long way towards redressing the balance, not merely putting the record straight but making it visible for the first time. Written by some twenty-five leading scholars the three volumes will be by far the most comprehensive history of the parliament ever published.Volumes 1 and 2 examine the history of parliament under the medieval and early modern monarchs. The former describes its role during the wars of independence, under the Stewart monarchy, and during the Reformation. The latter describes its role in the reign of James VI and throughout the century between the unions of the crowns in 1603 and of the parliaments in 1707, a period of royal absenteeism , religious upheaval, revolutions, civil wars, and economic catastrophe.Volume 3 addresses broad themes across the life of the parliament: relationship to the crown and nobility; legislative role; procedures; modes of government; relations with burghs and regions; receptiveness to political ideas; relationship with the church and role in national religious life.The refounding of the parliament in Edinburgh makes this a good time for a new look at the history, workings, and effectiveness of its long medieval and early modern antecedent. The History of the Scottish Parliament will be the definitive account for many years, informative, reliable, readable, and replete with story, character and incidentIt is, in sum, an outstanding testimony to the quality of historical scholarship in Scotland.

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Author:   A. J. Mann (Lecturer in Scottish History, University of Stirling_x000B_) ,  Alan R. MacDonald (Senior Lecturer in History, University of Dundee) ,  Roland J Tanner ,  Keith M. Brown
Publisher:   Edinburgh University Press
Imprint:   Edinburgh University Press
ISBN:  

9781399563727

ISBN 10:   1399563726
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   30 April 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents:; Introduction: Parliament and Politics in Scotland, 1567-1707; Keith M. Brown and Alastair J. Mann; 1. The Parliament of 1592: a crisis averted?; Alan R. MacDonald; 2. Constitutional conflict after the Union of the Crowns:; contention and continuity in the parliaments of 1612 and 1621; Vaughan Wells; 3. Charles I and the 1633 Parliament; John R. Young; 4. The Rise and Fall of the Covenanter Parliaments, 1639 to 1651; John J. Scally; 5. Arise King John: Commissioner Lauderdale and Parliament in the Restoration Era; Gillian H. MacIntosh; 6. 'James VII, King of the Articles': political management and parliamentary failure; Alastair J. Mann; 7. Unconventional Procedure: Scottish Electoral Politics after the Revolution; Derek J. Patrick; 8. Party-Politics and Parliament: Scotland's last election and its aftermath, 1702-3; Keith M. Brown.

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Dr. Alastair Mann is Lecturer in Scottish History at the University of Stirling. Alan MacDonald is a senior lecturer in History at the University of Dundee, with a particular interest in the history of early modern Scotland, especially the history of the church and of parliament. R. J. Tanner is Research Fellow within the Scottish Parliament Project team at the University of St Andrews Keith Brown is Professor of History at the University of Manchester. He specializes in early modern Scottish History, particularly the history of parliament and of the nobility.

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