Cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Contributors; Abbreviations and Conventions; Preface; chapter 1 Balancing Acts: The Crown and Parliament; chapter 2 The First Estate: Parliament and the Church; chapter 3 The Second Estate: Parliament and the Nobility; chapter 4 The Third Estate: Parliament and the Burghs; chapter 5 House Rules: Parliamentary Procedure; chapter 6 Parliament and the Law; chapter 7 The Law of the Person: Parliament and Social Control; chapter 8 Political Ideas and Parliament; chapter 9 Parliament and Politics; Index
Summary
A comprehensive and up-to-date account of the workings and significance of this important institution to the history of late medieval and early modern Scotland