Project Gutenberg 2014-06-26 Public domain in the USA. 169 Rait, Robert S. (Robert Sangster) 1874 1936 Rait, Robert Sangster, Sir Rait, R. S. (Robert Sangster) The Scottish Parliament Before the Union of the Crowns E-text prepared by Giovanni Fini, sp1nd, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The Scottish Parliament Before the Union of the Crowns" by Robert S. Rait is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work explores the development and function of the Scottish Parliament up to the pivotal Union of the Crowns in 1603, detailing its structure, influence, and the complexities of its operation throughout Scottish history. The opening of the account provides insight into the historical significance and challenges surrounding Scotland's parliamentary institutions. Rait discusses how the Parliament often served more as a legitimizing body for the executive power rather than a governing authority in its own right. He offers examples from Scotland's turbulent history, illustrating how various parliaments met not to enact substantive legislation but to endorse decisions already made by powerful nobles or the crown, suggesting a deeply intertwined relationship between the executive and legislative functions. The text sets the stage for a nuanced examination of Scotland's political evolution and the lingering questions about the efficacy and independence of its parliamentary system. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46106/46106-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 57.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Scotland. Parliament -- History DA Text Category: History - British Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) 305714 2025-09-18T14:28:21.764329 text/html 287738 2024-10-24T08:21:14 text/html 156342 2025-09-18T14:28:26.752246 application/epub+zip 158180 2025-09-18T14:28:22.803280 application/epub+zip 158181 2025-09-18T14:28:22.335273 application/epub+zip 256316 2025-09-18T14:28:29.838323 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 224941 2025-09-18T14:28:26.263246 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 234053 2022-09-21T04:11:43.280850 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 246929 2025-09-18T14:28:21.308331 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 226900 2024-10-24T08:21:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16668 2025-09-18T14:28:29.975221 application/rdf+xml 17607 2025-09-18T14:28:22.418339 image/jpeg 2604 2025-09-18T14:28:22.378267 image/jpeg 144105 2025-09-18T14:28:21.789265 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia