Elizabethan Parliaments 1559-1601 [Hardcover]

Michael Graves provides a clear summary of conflicting interpretations of Elizabethan parliaments and presents a new perspective, striking a balance between business and politics.



Part One: Background.  1. Pre-Tudor Parliaments.  2. Pre-Reformation Parliaments, 1485 - 1529.  3. The Parliaments of the Reformation, 1529-58.  Part Two  4. Parliament's Place in 1558-9.  5. Membership and Attendance.  6. The Political History of Elizabethan Parliaments.  7. The Business Record of Elizabethan Parliaments. 
Part Three:Assessment.  8. Conclusion.  Part Four: Documents.  Elizabethan Parliaments.  Biblography.  Index.