The Atlantic Imperial Constitution [electronic resource] : Center and Periphery in the English Atlantic World /
MacMillan, K.author.
Drawing on recent trends in both Atlantic and center-periphery literature, this book examines the relationship between the English crown - monarch, privy council, and ancillary bodies - and its Atlantic colonies under the early Stuart monarchs, James I and Charles I, circa 1603-1642.
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Cover; The Atlantic Imperial Constitution: Center and Periphery in the English Atlantic World; Contents; Preface; Conventions; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1: The Crown and the Atlantic Charters; The Crown and King; The Privy Council; Residual Crown Authority and Parliament; Colonial Charters; Conclusion; Chapter 2: Foreign Affairs: The Example of Spain; The Death of Sir Walter Ralegh; The Imprisonment of Captain Roger North; The Wreck of the San Antonio; Conclusion; Chapter 3: Emigration and the Shaping of the English Atlantic World; Transporting the Vagrant Poor
Transporting CriminalsVoluntary Emigration and Crown Restrictions; New England Emigration and Procedural Change; Conclusion; Chapter 4: Tobacco and the Economy of Empire; Customs and Monopolies; The Tobacco Contract; The Tobacco Trade under Charles I; Conclusion: The Navigation Acts; Chapter 5: Petitions and Executive Authority; Transporting Prohibited Goods; Dispute Resolution; Ordinary Petitions; Conclusion; Chapter 6: Commissions and Committees for Foreign Plantations; The Royal Commissions for Virginia; The Committee for Foreign Plantations; Conclusion: Restoration Committees; Conclusion
NotesBibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Drawing on recent trends in both Atlantic and center-periphery literature, this book examines the relationship between the English crown - monarch, privy council, and ancillary bodies - and its Atlantic colonies under the early Stuart monarchs, James I and Charles I, circa 1603-1642.
Great Britain-History.
Imperialism.
World history.
History, Modern.
History of Britain and Ireland.
Imperialism and Colonialism.
World History, Global and Transnational History.
Modern History.