William Stubbs on the English Constitution
By: Edited by Norman F. Cantor
Contributors: Cantor, Norman F., ed; Cantor, Norman F., editor
Series: The Crowell historical classics series
Publisher: Crowell
Published: 1966
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 233
Subjects: Constitutional history
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: I. Historiographical assumptions and general views; title: II. Anglo-Saxon origins (c. 450-1066); title: The nature of Anglo-Saxon institutions; title: The growth of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom; title: The role of the Church of England in constitutional history; title: III. The Norman despotism (1066-1154); title: The impact of the Norman Conquest; title: Anglo-Norman institutions; title: The Norman contribution to government in England; title: The shaping of the English Church; title: IV. The Angevin Era: from despotism to constitutionalism (1154-1216); title: The achievement of national unity; title: Magna Carta; title: The growth of representative institutions; title: V. The shaping of parliamentary constitution (1216-1307); title: The comparative history of European representative government; title: The rise of parliament; title: The foundations of thirteenth-century constitutionalism; title: VI. THe preservation of the constitution (1307-1485); title: The character of late medieval government and civilization in England; title: THe Lancastrian Constitution; title: The winning of English Liberty