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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The House of Commons, 1604-1629 The House of Commons, 1604-1629 A. D. Thrush Contains biographies of the 1,782 members of the House of Commons from 1604 to 1629, surveys of elections in the 259 constituencies of Britain over the same period, and an introductory survey of the … OL15900617W
Loyalty and identity Loyalty and identity Daniel Szechi,Murray Pittock "This collection of essays provides a series of fresh approaches to a fascinating subject: Jacobitism. The contributors focus on issues of identity and memory among Jacobites in Scotland, Ireland, En… OL16915970W
The long reign of Charles II The long reign of Charles II Annabel M. Patterson Charles II's first and most important parliament sat for eighteen years without a general election, earning itself the sobriquet "Long." In 1661 this parliament began in eager compliance with the new… OL17337206W
Samuel Pepys: Plague, Fire, Revolution Samuel Pepys: Plague, Fire, Revolution Margaret Lincoln 287 pages : 29 cm OL19337537W
The Kit-Cat Club The Kit-Cat Club Ophelia Field This is the fascinating history of the male-only members of the Kit-Cat Club, the unofficial centre of Whig power in 17th century Britain, and home to the greatest political and artistic thinkers of … OL26181020W
The House of Lords, 1603-1649 The House of Lords, 1603-1649 Elizabeth Read Foster This is a superb book. It is a comprehensive consideration of the business record of the upper house. What I personally find to be the more entertaining and interesting house of parliament, Foster ha… OL5900439W