| Law Courts and Lawyers in the City of London 1300-1550 Contributor(s): Tucker, Penny (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521866685 ISBN-13: 9780521866682 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $133.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2007 Annotation: Between 1300 and 1550, London's courts were the most important English lay law courts outside Westminster. They served the most active and innovative of the local jurisdictions in which custom combined with the common law to produce different legal remedies from those contemporaneously available in the central courts. More importantly for the long term, not only did London's practices affect other local courts, but they influenced the development of the national common law, and quite possibly the development of the legal profession itself. This book provides a detailed account, accessible to non-legal historians, of the administration of the law by the medieval and early modern city of London. In analysing the workings of London's laws and law courts and the careers of those who worked in them, it shows how that administration, and those involved in it, helped to shape the modern English law. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Law | Legal History |
| Dewey: 349.421 |
| LCCN: 2007273625 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in English Legal History |
| Physical Information: 1.29" H x 6.89" W x 8.77" (4.35 lbs) 440 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - 15th Century - Chronological Period - 16th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Between 1300 and 1550, London's courts were the most important English lay law courts outside Westminster. They served the most active and innovative of the local jurisdictions in which custom combined with the common law to produce different legal remedies from those contemporaneously available in the central courts. More importantly for the long term, not only did London's practices affect other local courts, but they influenced the development of the national common law, and quite possibly the development of the legal profession itself. This 2007 book provides a detailed account, accessible to non-legal historians, of the administration of the law by the medieval and early modern city of London. In analysing the workings of London's laws and law courts and the careers of those who worked in them, it shows how that administration, and those involved in it, helped to shape the modern English law. |
Contributor Bio(s): Tucker, Penny: - Dr Penny Tucker now works in Devon as a designer, but continues to research history and to write part-time. |