GWILYM DODD gwilym.dodd@nottingham.ac.uk
Associate Professor
Parliament, politics and protocol: the Modus tenendi parliamentum and the settlement of the realm under Edward II
Dodd, Gwilym
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Abstract
The Modus tenendi parliamentum has long perplexed scholars. For over a century they have battled to make sense of its 26 chapters, which purport to describe the centuries-old traditions, functions and processes of the English parliament. A number of hypotheses have emerged to explain its compilation, most notably that it was a Lancastrian political manifesto, a legal treatise or an administrator’s programme for reform. In this discussion I argue that a fresh approach is needed. Whilst agreeing with the scholarly consensus that the Modus was originally written in the reign of Edward II (1307–27), I suggest instead that it was a product of the deep political fissures which bedevilled the political community. Its defining characteristic was an attempt to steer a middle ground between the warring factions, and its purpose was to project parliament as the vital institutional context for renewed political consensus.
Citation
Dodd, G. (2022). Parliament, politics and protocol: the Modus tenendi parliamentum and the settlement of the realm under Edward II. Journal of Medieval History, 48(5), 631-663. https://doi.org/10.1080/03044181.2022.2131601
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | May 17, 2022 |
Online Publication Date | Oct 13, 2022 |
Publication Date | 2022 |
Deposit Date | Sep 26, 2022 |
Publicly Available Date | Apr 14, 2024 |
Journal | Journal of Medieval History |
Print ISSN | 1304-4184 |
Electronic ISSN | 1873-1279 |
Publisher | Routledge |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 48 |
Issue | 5 |
Pages | 631-663 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/03044181.2022.2131601 |
Keywords | Parliament; Edward II; Modus tenendi parliamentum; Thomas of Lancaster; Treaty of Leake; fourteenth century; England |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/11744680 |
Publisher URL | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03044181.2022.2131601 |
Additional Information | This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Medieval History on 13.10.22, available at: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/03044181.2022.2131601 |
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