The Reinvention of Magna Carta 1216-1616

ISBN-13: 9781316637579 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 620 str.

John Baker

Opis

This book challenges conventional assumptions about the afterlife of Magna Carta and tells a new story.

Recenzje

'Baker's comprehensive and reflective study makes an impressive contribution to our understanding of Magna Carta in the medieval and early modern world.' Sean McGlynn, Journal of British Studies

Spis treści

1. The legal character of Magna Carta; 2. Chapter 29 in the fourteenth century; 3. Magna Carta in the Inns of Court, 1340–1540; 4. Personal liberty and the Church; 5. Royal prerogative and common law under Elizabeth I; 6. William Fleetwood and Magna Carta; 7. The resurgence of Chapter 29 after 1580; 8. Magna Carta and the rule of law, 1592–1606; 9. Sir Edward Coke and Magna Carta, 1606–15; 10. 'A year consecrate to justice': 1616; 11. Myth and reality.