Abstract

Although it has long been accepted that the medieval English parliament was very much the ‘king's parliament’, little attention has been devoted to the king's presence in the assembly and its significance. Edward II and Edward III allowed parliament to meet without them on several occasions. With the political community reacting against increasingly frequent royal absences by the early thirteen-forties, Edward III and his successors were forced to accept the importance of working personally with parliament. The manner in which the king handled this presence, in particular the use of the royal speech, was indicative of his management of the political community as a whole and the success (or otherwise) of his kingship.

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