The Government of Scotland 1560-1625
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 14 October 2004
- ISBN 9780199243549
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages360 pages
- Size 237x159x18 mm
- Weight 678 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
In The Government of Scotland 1560-1625 Goodare analyses the institutions and political processes of Scottish government during a formative period for the modern state. He shows how the nobility and other interest groups made and implemented policies, from parliament to local courts. He also examines the dramatic expansion of Government and its harsh impact in the Highlands and among the common people.
MoreLong description:
In The Government of Scotland 1560-1625 Goodare shows how Scotland was governed during the transition from Europe's decentralized medieval realms to modern sovereign states. The expanding institutions of government - crown, parliament, privy council, local courts - are detailed, but the book is structured around an analysis of governmental processes. A new framework is offered for understanding the concept of 'centre and localities': centralization happened in the localities.
Various interest groups participated in government and influenced its decisions. The nobility, in particular, exercised influence at every level. There was also English influence, both before and after the union of crowns in 1603. It is argued that the crown's continuing involvement after 1603 shows the common idea of 'absentee monarchy' to be misconceived. Goodare also pays particular attention to the harsh impact of government in the Highlands - where the chiefs were not full members of 'Scottish' political society - and on the common people - who were also excluded from normal political participation.
...this is a well-written and fascinating synthesis of Scottish government in the period. For some time it will be an important text for the student and the committed reader of Scottish history.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Legitimacy
The Body Politic
Law and Legislation
Personal Monarchy
Executive Government
The Privy Council
Officers and Departments
Traditional Local Government
New Powers in the Localities
Government and Highland Elites
Government and People
A Stewart Revolution in Government?
Conclusions
Bibliography
