This book examines the theory and practice of the English monarchical succession from the end of Elizabeth's reign to the accession of George I. Tracing the transition from an uncertain rule to a crown in the disposal of parliament, Nenner focuses on the major routes to the throne over the long seventeenth century: hereditary right, conquest, and election. It is a study of the competing principles of parliamentary sovereignty and fundamental law, and the ways in which tension between dynastic expectations and national needs were addressed and resolved.

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Smith College, Northampton, USA

Howard Nenner

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Book Title: The Right to be King
Book Subtitle: The Succession to the Crown of England, 1603-1714
Authors: Howard Nenner
Series Title: Studies in Modern History
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-12952-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1995
eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-12952-2Published: 04 August 1995
Series ISSN: 2946-2053
Series E-ISSN: 2946-2061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 343
Topics: History of Britain and Ireland, History of Early Modern Europe

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