Abstract
The main questions concerning English governance addressed by medieval theorists were: (a) the division of authority between the Church, headed by the Pope, and the king; (b) the extent to which the king was bound by law and custom; (c) whether he was bound to act with the counsel and consent of his magnates; and (d) whether he could legitimately be resisted or even deposed for violating moral, religious, customary or legal constraints.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Cambridge Constitutional History of the United Kingdom |
| Editors | Peter Cane, H. Kumarasingham |
| Place of Publication | Cambridge UK |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Chapter | 10 |
| Pages | 254-282 |
| Number of pages | 29 |
| Edition | 1st |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781009277099, 9781009277778 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781108474214, 9781009277754 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2023 |
Keywords
- constitutional theory
- political theory
- sovereignty
- kingship
- Parliament
- democracy
- community
- the People