English Historical Documents

English Historical Documents is the most ambitious, impressive and comprehensive collection of documents on English history ever published. An authoritative work of primary evidence, each volume presents material with exemplary scholarly accuracy. Editorial comment is directed towards making sources intelligible rather than drawing conclusions from them. Full account has been taken of modern textual criticism. A general introduction to each volume portrays the character of the period under review and critical bibliographies have been added to assist further investigation. Documents collected include treaties, personal letters, statutes, military dispatches, diaries, declarations, newspaper articles, government and cabinet proceedings, orders, acts, sermons, pamphlets, agricultural instructions, charters, grants, guild regulations and voting records. Volumes are furnished with lavish extra apparatus including genealogical tables, lists of officials, chronologies, diagrams, graphs and maps.

INTRODUCTION PART I. THE MONARCHY PART II. PARLIAMENT PART III. THE NATIONAL RESOURCES: ECHOING STRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT A. TABLES B. DOCUMENTS PART IV. THE CHURCHES PART V. CHARTISM AND FREE TRADE PART VI. LAW, PENAL SSYTEM AND COURTS PART VII. CENTRAL ADMINSTRATION PART VIII. LOCAL GOVERNMENT PART IX. THE POOR LAW PART X. PUBLIC HEALTH PART XI. EDUCATION PART XII. INDUSTRIAL, CONDITIONS AND LEGISLATION