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Early Common Petitions in the English Parliament, c.1290-c.1420

Early Common Petitions in the English Parliament, c.1290-c.1420

Ormrod, W. Mark
Killick, Helen
Bradford, Phil

Hardcover

Series: Camden Fifth, Book 52

British History

ISBN10: 1108419674
ISBN13: 9781108419673
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Oct 30 2017
Pages: 310
Weight: 1.15
Height: 0.92 Width: 6.45 Depth: 9.01
Language: English
The fourteenth century witnessed the emergence of the parliamentary common petition, a statement of grievance and request for reform that provided the basis for much of the royal legislation of the period. In the process of compiling the common petitions, much proposed business was set aside and not committed to the permanent record of the parliament roll. A significant body of that 'lost' material has now been recovered and is published here for the first time, providing a fresh understanding of the full range of preoccupations of the medieval House of Commons as it emerged as the mouthpiece of the political community before the king. Alongside questions over the rights of the church, the corruption of officials and the processes of royal justice, the commons also expressed deep concerns over the many political, economic and social concerns of the period, including the consequences of war, plague and revolt.

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