The historical constitution

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Abstract / Description of output

All constitutions rely on history. Without constitutional history the political affairs of the United Kingdom would be unintelligible. As J. R. Seeley aphorised in his inaugural lecture as Regius Professor of Modern History at Cambridge in 1885: ‘History without Political Science has no fruit; Political Science without History has no root.’

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Cambridge Constitutional History of the United Kingdom
Subtitle of host publicationVolume 1. Exploring the Constitution
EditorsHarshan Kumarasingham, Peter Cane
PublisherCambridge University Press
Chapter1
Pages3-34
Number of pages32
ISBN (Electronic)9781009277778
ISBN (Print)9781009277785
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 17 Aug 2023

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • history
  • law
  • politics
  • historiography
  • culture
  • intellectual history
  • government
  • society
  • constitutionalism
  • British history

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  • Constitution and empire

    Kumarasingham, H., 17 Aug 2023, The Cambridge Constitutional History of the United Kingdom: Volume 2. The Changing Constitution. Cane, P. & Kumarasingham, H. (eds.). Cambridge University Press, p. 496-528 33 p.

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  • Editors’ preface

    Cane, P. & Kumarasingham, H., 17 Aug 2023, The Cambridge Constitutional History of the United Kingdom: Volume 2. The Changing Constitution. Cane, P. & Kumarasingham, H. (eds.). Cambridge University Press, p. xi - xxviii 18 p.

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  • Political parties

    Crowcroft, R., 17 Aug 2023, The Cambridge Constitutional History of the United Kingdom: Volume I: Exploring the Constitution. Cane, P. & Kumarasingham, H. (eds.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 431-453

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