This readable history fills a gap in the field by providing an overview of parliamentary history in the period as well as a synthesis of current research on the subject. In the process, the book transcends partisan positions and suggests an organic approach that integrates parliamentary history into the wider processes of politics and government.

This readable history fills a gap in the field by providing an overview of parliamentary history in the period as well as a synthesis of current research on the subject. In the process, the book transcends partisan positions and suggests an organic approach that integrates parliamentary history into the wider processes of politics and government.