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Law and Politics in Jacobean England: The Tracts of Lord Chancellor Ellesmere

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Law and Politics in Jacobean England: The Tracts of Lord Chancellor Ellesmere
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Louis A. Knafla
SeriesCambridge Studies in English Legal History
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:384
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 158
Category/GenreBritish and Irish History
World history - c 1500 to c 1750
ISBN/Barcode 9780521072649
ClassificationsDewey:340.0942
Audience
General
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 4 September 2008
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This study is devoted chiefly to Ellesmere's career and writings as Lord Chancellor, 1603-1617. After an introduction to his life and career from 1541 to 1603, Part One is a study of his role in the legal and political history of Jacobean England. In order to place the analysis of law and politics in a broader context, topics discussed include economics, religion, social customs and thought, in addition to questions concerning the forms of action at common law, disputes between the courts, law and equity, and the political activities of Parliament, the Privy Council, and the Crown. Part Two consists of a critical edition of eight of Ellesmere's little known or unidentified tracts on the royal prerogative, Anglo-Scots Union, the Parliament of 1604-1610, the administration of government, law reform, the ecclesiastical courts, Coke's Law Reports and the Chancery-Common Law conflict.