This book employs a variety of methodologies, including thematic survey, biographical enquiry, and specific study, to examine British and Irish parliamentary history between the exclusion crisis and the Great Reform Act.

Casts new light on familiar themes and also introduces previously unexplored issues Discusses important topics and figures of the period, such as Robert Peel; Frederick, Prince of Wales; Irish regulation of trade; the Excise Crisis; the impact of the West Indies on the mid-Georgian elections; and the Glorious Revolution of 1688 Utilizes the Irish Legislation Database to re-examine the history of the pre-Union Irish parliament Unites the scholarship of prominent figures in the field with the voices of younger historians