Stubbs' student, Thomas Tout, initially adopted the same perspective, but after extensive research into Edward's royal household, and backed by the research of his contemporaries into the early parliaments of the period, he changed his mind.
Thomas Tout —discípulo de Stubbs— inicialmente adoptou a mesma perspectiva, pero despois dunha ampla investigación sobre a casa real de Eduardo, co respaldo dos traballos dos seus contemporáneos sobre os primeiros parlamentos da época, cambiou de parecer.