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Royal Historical Society Camden Fifth Series
ISSN: 0960-1163

EISSN: 1478-5110

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Continues Camden Old Series (1838 - 1872), Camden New Series (1872 - 1901), Camden Third Series (1900 - 1963), Camden Fourth Series (1964 - 1992)
Title history

ISSN: 0960-1163 (Print), 1478-5110 (Online)
Editors: Professor Andrew Spicer Oxford Brookes University, UK and Professor Richard Toye University of Exeter, UK
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The Royal Historical Society (and its predecessor body, the Camden Society) has since 1838 published editions of sources on British History. The publication is ongoing (two volumes per annum) and is now published in association with Cambridge University Press. Almost the entire archive is now available through Cambridge Journals Online. Go to entry for Royal Society Transactions to see full details

VOLUME 52. Early Common Petitions in the English Parliament, c.1290-c.1420

The fourteenth century witnessed the emergence of the parliamentary common petition, a statement of grievance and request for reform that provided the basis for much of the royal legislation of the period. In the process of compiling the common petitions, much proposed business was set aside and not committed to the permanent record of the parliament roll. A significant body of that ‘lost’ material has now been recovered and is published here for the first time, providing a fresh understanding of the full range of preoccupations of the medieval House of Commons as it emerged as the mouthpiece of the political community before the king. Alongside questions over the rights of the church, the corruption of officials and the processes of royal justice, the commons also expressed deep concerns over the many political, economic and social concerns of the period, including the consequences of war, plague and revolt. For a full list of chapters, click here.