II. The Decline of Parliamentary Government under Elizabeth I and the early Stuarts
- 1 January 1957
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Cambridge Historical Journal
- Vol. 13 (2) , 116-132
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s1474691300000160
Abstract
Parliament governs by means of acts of parliament. When the number of acts of parliament increases over a period we may speak of a rise of parliamentary government, and when it decreases, of a decline. Under Elizabeth I and the early Stuarts parliamentary government declined. Taking into account the length of their reigns, Elizabeth and James I passed fewer acts than either Henry VIII, Edward VI or Mary. Charles I passed fewer again. Under Charles II, however, the number increased, and under William III it was much higher than ever before. Thus:Keywords
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