Publisher's Synopsis
A Parliamentary Miscellany contains a diverse collection of papers relating to various aspects of parliamentary history, particularly the House of Lords. Subjects include leaders and whips of the political parties, representative peers for Scotland and Ireland and the presence of the monarch in parliament.
- Brings together for the first time in one volume a body of work produced by the author over many years
- An invaluable text for researchers, providing information that is both difficult and time consuming to obtain
- J.C. Sainty is a highly respected parliamentary historian who was a clerk in the House of Lords for 28 years, seven of which he served as Clerk of the Parliaments
