Shakespeare's English Kings, the People, and the Law: A Study in the Relationship Between the Tudor Constitution and the English History PlaysDemonstrates that knowledge of constitutional history can add to our understanding of the politics of the English history plays and suggests that the nine historical plays that Shakespeare wrote before Elizabeth's death record a transformation in constitutional organization. |
Contents
| 9 | |
| 11 | |
| 21 | |
B Parliament and the People | 26 |
C The Crown | 34 |
1 Succession | 35 |
2 Rebellion | 38 |
3 Prerogative | 41 |
A The Commons | 119 |
BThe Lords | 122 |
C The Crown | 131 |
D The Law | 137 |
The Second Tetralogy | 149 |
A The Commons | 150 |
E The Lords | 168 |
C The Crown | 185 |
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