The House of Lords in the Reign of Charles II

"Swatland has written a thoroughly researched and well-reasoned monograph on a previously neglected topic: the 'restored House of Lords"....Two superb appendixes list the membership of the House of Lords." D.R. Bisson, Choice

"The work is best suited for undergraduate libraries" History

"...fills a long-standing in the literature and does so in a fashion that will make his a much-consulted work." Albion

"The book is very sensibly orgranized. ...this book,...is a fine work of scholarship." Keith L. Sprunger, American Historical Review

"This monograph...will supersede all previous published and unpublished work on Charles II's House of Lords, from those of A.S. Turberville to those of Maxfield Schoenfeld and Richard Davis. Swatland's book fills a long-standing gap... and does so in a fashion that will make his a much-consulted work by students of Restoration politics and seventeenth-century parliamentary history." Henry Horwitz, Albion

"His study will prove essential reading for those interested in all Restoration religious persuasions." Gary S. De Krey, Church History

"...this is a fine book that deserves a wide readership." Tim Harris, American Journal of Legal History

"This book is meticulously researched. Historians wilfind many useful references regarding individual peers, in the text and notes. This book is now the standard source and invites now a study of both houses in parliament and their relationship to the king." Frank T. Melton, Canadian Journal of History