The right to be king : the succession to the crown of England, 1603-1714
- Title
- The right to be king : the succession to the crown of England, 1603-1714 / Howard Nenner.
- Published by
- Basingstoke : Macmillan, 1995.
- Author
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Details
- Description
- xi, 343 pages : genealogical tables; 23 cm
- Series statement
- Studies in modern history
- Uniform title
- Studies in modern history.
- Subject
- 1603-1714
- Geschichte 1603-1714
- Kings and rulers > Succession
- Politics and government
- Thronfolge
- Erfopvolging
- Koningschap
- Great Britain > Kings and rulers > Succession > History
- Great Britain > History > Stuarts, 1603-1714
- Great Britain > Politics and government > 1603-1714
- Great Britain > Kings and rulers > Succession
- Great Britain
- England
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Contents
- Appendix I: The Line of Succession from Henry VII --Appendix II: The Line of Succession from James I --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 -- Conclusion: The Persistence of Fiction.
- Owning institution
- Princeton University Library
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.