02677nam a22002777a 4500 50893 50893 20190418152614.0 190416b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9781138910676 :International Book Distributors :Flat No 14, Prakash Apartment 5 Ansari Road Darya Ganj New Delhi :113609 :25/03/2019 342.41009 LYO Lyon, Ann, Constitutional History of the UK / Ann Lyon 2nd Ed. London ;Routledge Publication 2016 xxx, 521p. 24cm. 4830 The development of English law and government prior to the Norman Conquest -- The Norman Conquest and after: 1066-1189 -- Magna Carta and its genesis 1189-1216 -- The birth of Parliament: the reign of Henry III 1216-72 -- The reign of Edward I -- A king dethroned: Edward II 1307-27 -- Edward III 1327-77 -- Sad stories of the death of kings: Richard II -- The 15th century -- Government and royal justice in the later middle ages -- The early Tudors 1485-1547 -- The children of Henry VIII -- The genesis of Civil War 1603-42 -- Civil War and Commonwealth 1642-60 -- Restoration and revolution 1660-89 -- The revolution entrenched 1689-1707 -- The early 18th century -- The later 18th century -- The reform era -- An increasing role for government -- The later 19th century -- Queen Victoria and the emergence of constitutional monarchy -- Two constitutional crises: 1906-14 -- Representation of the people since 1900 -- The emergence of modern monarchy: the 20th century -- Britain and Europe: the European community -- Devolution -- The European Convention on Human Rights and the Human Rights Act. The British constitution is unique in being both unwritten and the product of many centuries of evolution, at times peaceful and at times set against a background of violent conflict. Its nature, and its many unusual features, cannot be understood without a knowledge of the forces which shaped that evolution. This book provides an accessible one-volume introduction to the development of the British constitution from its earliest beginnings in the 7th century to the present day. It focuses on the political events, and social, religious and philosophical ideas which have shaped the constitutions development. It is designed for university undergraduates studying law, history, politics and related subjects Law Constitutional & administrative law Constitutional history. Constitutional history -- Great Britain. England. Lyon, Ann, BOOK 0 0 ddc 0 1 SNUL SNUL 2019-04-16 International Book Distributors 4830.00 0 342.41009 LYO 26333 2019-04-16 00:00:00 2019-04-16 BOOK