Atalantis Major

A satirical political allegory dramatizes the maneuvers surrounding an election of representative peers after a decisive shift in parliamentary power. Through allegorical episodes and portraits of factional figures, it traces how personal rivalries, religious controversy, and the conduct of a costly foreign war combine to topple a ministry and provoke a scramble to secure a compliant upper house. The narrative exposes the use of patronage, strategic peer selection, and intrigue to consolidate authority, while examining themes of ambition, public opinion, and the tension between party principle and pragmatic statecraft.