Parliament vs Monarch Debate

Nature of historical research
1. Crucial nature of the role of parliament in historical developments
2. Parliament was the main arena in which local and national interests were raised
Revisionism
1. Wisdom that parliament was winning the initative at the expense of the crown was coming under scrutiny
2. Clashes between James and his parliament were more apparent than real
3. No real opposition to the crown, and parliament was an EVENT not an INSTITUTION
The Notestein Thesis
1. Parliament was "winning the initiative" at the expense of the crown
2. A result of poor parliamentary management, an opposition to the crown was developing
3. Crown failed to exploit various devices to control the house
The Curse of Historical Hindsight
1. Cause of the civil war
2. Under James the political, social, religious and economic problems were aggravated
3. Charles I was the main cause of the civil war
4. Crown-Parliamentary relations were deteriorating
  1. From the accession of James to a "high road to civil war"

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	Created by Katie Difford about 11 years ago