Constitutional History of the UK

Ann Lyon

Routledge, Jun 10, 2016 - Law - 552 pages

An appreciation of the development and evolution of the United Kingdom constitution is vital in order to understand the existing nature of the constitution, proposals for reform and the many complex challenges it faces. Ann Lyon presents a vivid overview of fourteen hundred years of English legal history taking us on a rich journey from a feudal society to the fractured Union of the present day. Drawing on key constitutional themes, Constitutional History of the United Kingdom provides insight and context to modern constitutional problems.

This second edition has been revised and updated to bring coverage up to the present day, including parliamentary reform; the Scottish referendum on independence and further drives for enhanced devolution; the effect of EU membership on the UK Constitution; and the impact of the European Convention on Human Rights and the Human Rights Act 1998.

Constitutional History of the United Kingdom offers an accessible and highly valuable overview for students with little or no prior knowledge of British history.

Contents

• Introduction: 1
• 1 The development of English law and government prior to the Norman Conquest: 9
• 2 The Norman Conquest and after 10661189: 28
• 3 Magna Carta and its genesis 11891216: 50
• the reign of Henry III 121672: 65
• 5 The reign of Edward I: 78
• Edward II 130727: 94
• 7 Edward III 132777: 113
• Richard II: 124
• 9 The fifteenth century: 146
• 10 Government and royal justice in the later Middle Ages: 165
• 11 The early Tudors 14851547: 177
• 12 The children of Henry VIII: 195
• 13 The genesis of civil war 160342: 214
• 14 Civil war and Commonwealth 164260: 239
• 15 Restoration and revolution 166089: 254
• 16 The revolution entrenched 16891707: 276
• 17 The early eighteenth century: 292
• 18 The later eighteenth century: 309
• 19 The reform era: 334
• 20 An increasing role for government: 351
• 21 The later nineteenth century: 370
• 22 Queen Victoria and the emergence of constitutional monarchy: 387
• 190614: 393
• 24 Representation of the people since 1900: 411
• the twentieth century: 423
• the European Union: 442
• 27 Devolution: 464
• 28 The European Convention on Human Rights and the Human Rights Act 1998: 493
• Index: 516

About the author

Ann Lyon is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Plymouth, specialising in Constitutional Law and Constitutional History.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Constitutional History of the UK
• Author: Ann Lyon
• Edition: 2, illustrated, revised
• Publisher: Routledge, 2016
• ISBN: 1317203984, 9781317203988
• Length: 552 pages
• Subjects: Law / Constitutional