Alan MacDonald in Senior Lecturer in Scottish History at the University of Dundee. Previous books include The Jacobean Kirk, 1567-1625: Sovereignty, Polity and Liturgy (Routledge, 1998) and The Burghs and Parliament in Scotland, c.1550-1651 (Ashgate, 2016). He was co-editor of the three-volume The History of the Scottish Parliament (EUP, 2004-2010). Keith Brown is Professor of History at the University of Manchester. He specializes in early modern Scottish History, particularly the history of parliament and of the nobility.

• Contributors; Abbreviations and Conventions; Preface; 1. Balancing acts: the crown and parliament, Gillian H. MacIntosh and Roland J. Tanner; 2. The first estate: parliament and the church, Kirsty McAlister and Roland J. Tanner; 3. The second estate: parliament and the nobility, Keith M. Brown; 4. The third estate: parliament and the burghs, Alan R. MacDonald; 5. House rules: parliamentary procedure, Alastair J. Mann; 6. Parliament and the Law, A. Mark Godfrey; 7. The law of the person: parliament and social control, Alastair J. Mann; 8. Political ideas and parliament, James H. Burns; 9. Parliament and Politics, Julian Goodare.

This volume is at once a brilliant illustration of the variety of studies that can draw upon the Records of the Parliaments of Scotland, whilst also opening the door towards future research in a number of areas.

Alan MacDonald in Senior Lecturer in Scottish History at the University of Dundee. Previous books include The Jacobean Kirk, 1567-1625: Sovereignty, Polity and Liturgy (Routledge, 1998) and The Burghs and Parliament in Scotland, c.1550-1651 (Ashgate, 2016). He was co-editor of the three-volume The History of the Scottish Parliament (EUP, 2004-2010). Keith Brown is Professor of History at the University of Manchester. He specializes in early modern Scottish History, particularly the history of parliament and of the nobility.

• Contributors; Abbreviations and Conventions; Preface; 1. Balancing acts: the crown and parliament, Gillian H. MacIntosh and Roland J. Tanner; 2. The first estate: parliament and the church, Kirsty McAlister and Roland J. Tanner; 3. The second estate: parliament and the nobility, Keith M. Brown; 4. The third estate: parliament and the burghs, Alan R. MacDonald; 5. House rules: parliamentary procedure, Alastair J. Mann; 6. Parliament and the Law, A. Mark Godfrey; 7. The law of the person: parliament and social control, Alastair J. Mann; 8. Political ideas and parliament, James H. Burns; 9. Parliament and Politics, Julian Goodare.

This volume is at once a brilliant illustration of the variety of studies that can draw upon the Records of the Parliaments of Scotland, whilst also opening the door towards future research in a number of areas.

Alan MacDonald in Senior Lecturer in Scottish History at the University of Dundee. Previous books include The Jacobean Kirk, 1567-1625: Sovereignty, Polity and Liturgy (Routledge, 1998) and The Burghs and Parliament in Scotland, c.1550-1651 (Ashgate, 2016). He was co-editor of the three-volume The History of the Scottish Parliament (EUP, 2004-2010). Keith Brown is Professor of History at the University of Manchester. He specializes in early modern Scottish History, particularly the history of parliament and of the nobility.

• Contributors; Abbreviations and Conventions; Preface; 1. Balancing acts: the crown and parliament, Gillian H. MacIntosh and Roland J. Tanner; 2. The first estate: parliament and the church, Kirsty McAlister and Roland J. Tanner; 3. The second estate: parliament and the nobility, Keith M. Brown; 4. The third estate: parliament and the burghs, Alan R. MacDonald; 5. House rules: parliamentary procedure, Alastair J. Mann; 6. Parliament and the Law, A. Mark Godfrey; 7. The law of the person: parliament and social control, Alastair J. Mann; 8. Political ideas and parliament, James H. Burns; 9. Parliament and Politics, Julian Goodare.

This volume is at once a brilliant illustration of the variety of studies that can draw upon the Records of the Parliaments of Scotland, whilst also opening the door towards future research in a number of areas.