A Treatise Of Monarchy

This is a new, complete and unabridged critical edition of Hunton's Treatise of Monarchy (1643). Written during the crises of the English Civil War, Hunton's Treatise recognized the fundamental shift that was occuring between King and Parliament. On one level the Treatise attempted to provide an effective, statesmanlike solution that aimed to end hostilities between the Crown and the State. On another, however, is developed an explicit and novel theory regarding the ultimate locus of sovereign authority. Hunton invoked the concept of the inalienable moral right, a radical principle that could be used to justify revolution and the wider doctrines of political individualism. A Treatise fo Monarchie is then both the work of a conservative moderator and also an early harbringer of modernity, exploring the frontiers of a future liberal society.

"Written during the crisis of the English Civil War, Hunton's Treatise recognized the fundamental shift that was occuring between King and Parliament. On one level the Treatise attempted to provide an effective, statesmanlike solution that aimed to end hostilities between the Crown and the State. On another, however, it developed an explicit and novel theory regarding the ultimate locus of sovereign authority". (Thoemmes Press)

A Treatise of Monarchy - Containing two parts. I. Concerning monarchy in general. II. Concerning this particular monarchy, also a vindication of the said treatise is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1689. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.