The right to be king : the succession to the crown of England, 1603-1714 / Howard Nenner
1995, First Edition. Basingstoke : Macmillan. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, somewhat edge-bumped and dust-dulled dust wrapper. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #464474
ISBN: 0333577248
Physical description; xi, 343 pages : genealogical tables ; 23 cm. Contents; Introduction: The Succession in History and Theory -- 1. The Late Elizabethan Succession Question -- 2. God's Providence and Man's Presumption -- 3. Kings by Law, Lineal Succession, and Undoubted Right -- 4. A Settlement with Something of Monarchy in It -- 5. The Need for a Certainty in the Succession -- 6. The Unsettling Prospect of an Elective Crown -- 7. The Survival of Hereditary Monarchy and the End of Indefeasible Right -- 8. The Problem of Allegiance -- 9. A Rightful and Lawful King and Queen. Subjects; Monarchy. Great Britain. History. Kings and rulers. Succession. Great Britain. Politics and government. 1603-1714.
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