Parliamentary History

		1659: The Crisis of the Commonwealth Ruth E. Mayers A review of the evidence for the popularity of the revival of the Commonwealth and the reasons for its ultimate failure.
		Electoral Reform at Work Local Politics and National Parties, 1832-1841 Philip Salmon The Reform Act of 1832 is shown to have politicised the electorate at all levels, laying the constitutional foundations for the representative democracy of the Victorians.
		The Labour Party and the Planned Economy, 1931-1951 Richard Toye An exploration of Labour's 1931 pledge to create a planned socialist economy and the reasons for its failure to do so.
		The Making of the Jacobean Regime James VI and I and the Government of England, 1603-1605 Diana Newton A new look at the beginning of James VI and I's reign in England, arguing for a reappraisal of his capabilities as a monarch.
Proceedings of the Privy Council of Queen Elizabeth I, 1582-83 Edited by David Crankshaw Important edition of central government records for Elizabeth I makes vital information available to historians.
		Protection and Politics Conservative Economic Discourse, 1815-1852 Anna Gambles Examination of debate within the Conservative party over the principles of free trade.
		Restoration Scotland, 1660-1690 Royalist Politics, Religion and Ideas Clare Jackson The first modern account of the advancement of political and religious ideas in Scotland in the years between the Restoration of Charles II and the collapse of royal authority under James VII and II.

Tory and Whig The Parliamentary Papers of Edward Harley, Third Earl of Oxford, and William Hay Edited by Stephen Taylor and Clyve Jones Parliamentary papers of Edward Harley, Third Earl of Oxford, and William Hay, MP for Seaford, 1716-1735.
Language, Print and Electoral Politics, 1790-1832 Newcastle-under-Lyme Broadsides Edited by Hannah Barker and David Vincent An unusually complete collection of over 300 broadsides from Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, produced in the heated political climate of the early 18c.
Unrepentant Tory Political Selections from the Diaries of the Fourth Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne, 1827-38 Edited by Richard A. Gaunt Nineteenth-century diaries cast new light on politics of the time.

Calendar of State Papers, Domestic Series, of the Reign of Anne, preserved in the Public Record Office III. May 1704-October 1705 A crucial work of reference for anyone interested in the history of the period.
Calendar of State Papers, Domestic Series, of the Reign of Anne, preserved in the Public Record Office IV: October 1705-December 1706 Further volume of the State Papers of Queen Anne covers the victory at Ramillies among other concerns.

Curia Regis Rolls preserved in the Public Record Office XIX [33-34 Henry III] (1249-1250) Edited by David Crook Transcripts of 13c plea rolls, vital legal, social and economic detail of the time, presented with index and critical introduction.
Curia Regis Rolls preserved in the Public Record Office XX [34-35 Henry III] [1250] Edited by David Crook Transcripts of 13c plea rolls, vital legal, social and economic detail of the time, presented with full index for ease of reference.

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