Corruption, conspiracy and collusion: anti-monopoly petitioning in the parliament of 1621
In the Jacobean period, monopolies were central to crown financial policy. Through petitions, subjects protested the effect of these grants on their trades and livelihoods. In the parliament of 1621, the Commons’ standing committee for grievances emerged as an important recipient of anti-monopoly pe...
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Language: | English |
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Wiley
2023
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