Cheshire and the Tudor State, 1480-1560 (Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Cheshire and the Tudor State, 1480-1560 (Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series) Book

This book asserts the importance of the semi-autonomous political, administrative and judicial system of the palatinate of Chester, and of other similar jurisdictions, in the early Tudor period. Contrary to the impression conveyed in almost all recent writing, the culture of centre and locality justified and glorified the palatinate: taxation, a crucial issue, was still agreed through a local parliament and paid in the traditional manner; and the council of the earl of Chester was potent enough to tap the demand for equitable justice, giving birth to the Chester exchequer. Changes did occur, but despite political imperatives, administrative momentum, and the imperial ideal (presented particularly in the work of Thomas Cromwell) the Chester palatinate as a cultural, social and political institution emerged in the 1560s altered but still formidableRead More

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  • 086193248X
  • 9780861932481
  • Tim Thornton
  • 7 December 2000
  • Royal Historical Society
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 332
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