House of Commons and the Stafford Trial
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House of Commons and the Stafford Trial
（Proceedings of the English Parliament, . Proceedings in the opening session of the long parliament）
University of Rochester Press, c2001
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House of Commons and the Strafford Trial
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Vol. 3. 22 March-17 April 1641
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Description
The official record of the English Parliament as well as personal diaries from members recording the events of the Earl of Strafford's trial and the treaty with Scotland.
In the English Parliament during the spring of 1641 two closely related matters came to a head: the trial of Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford, and the completion of articles forming the framework for a treaty with Scotland. Strafford was one of King Charles I's closest associates, and his trial and eventual execution marked the beginning of the long-fought out conflict between the Parliament and the Crown over political control in England.
The treaty and the trial reflect the interconnectedness of the three kingdoms -- Ireland, Scotland, and England -- and their relationships to one another under the English monarchy. In the parliamentary debates recorded in this volume, the interplay between public and private interests, military, religious, and mercantile, with and outside the court in England becomes clearer, as does the extent of state-driven policy and imperial design which had evolved duringthe years when Charles ruled without a Parliament.
These records constitute the definitive account of the Strafford trial, as well as detailing other early impeachment proceedings, which would set the precedent for later impeachment trials in Great Britain and America [including the recent impeachment of United States President William Jefferson Clinton]. With regards to the treaty, the journals and diaries present a detailed narrative of the step-by-step construction of peace with Scotland.
Maija Jansson is Director of the Yale Center for Parliamentary History
Table of Contents
Dedication
Introduction Appendix I Appendix II Appendix II
Editorial Notes
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations and Short Titles
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