English Parliaments of Henry VII 1485-1504

P.R. Cavill offers a major reinterpretation of early Tudor constitutional history. In the grand ''Whig'' tradition, the parliaments of Henry VII were a disappointing retreat from the onward march towards parliamentary democracy. The king was at best indifferent and at worst hostile to parliament; its meetings were cowed and quiescent, subservient to the royal will. Yet little research has tested t...