Law, politics and society in early modern England
Brooks, C. W.
Law, politics and society in early modern England [electronic resource] / Christopher W. Brooks. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008. - xii, 456 p.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 433-442) and index.
English history and the history of English law 1485-1642 -- Courts, lawyers and legal thought under the early Tudors -- The initiatives of the crown and the break from Rome -- Political realities and legal discourse in the later sixteenth century -- The politics of jurisdiction I: the liberty of the subject and the ecclesiastical polity 1560--c. 1610 -- The politics of jurisdiction II: multiple kingdoms and questions about royal authority -- The absoluta potestas of a sovereign and the liberty of the subject: law and political controversy in the 1620s -- The degeneration of civil society into a state of war 1629--1642 -- Law and 'community' -- The aristocracy, the gentry and the rule of law -- Economic and tenurial relationships -- The household and its members -- The person, the community and the state.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Law--History--England--16th century.
Law--History--England--17th century.
Electronic books.
KD612 / .B76 2008
349.42
Law, politics and society in early modern England [electronic resource] / Christopher W. Brooks. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008. - xii, 456 p.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 433-442) and index.
English history and the history of English law 1485-1642 -- Courts, lawyers and legal thought under the early Tudors -- The initiatives of the crown and the break from Rome -- Political realities and legal discourse in the later sixteenth century -- The politics of jurisdiction I: the liberty of the subject and the ecclesiastical polity 1560--c. 1610 -- The politics of jurisdiction II: multiple kingdoms and questions about royal authority -- The absoluta potestas of a sovereign and the liberty of the subject: law and political controversy in the 1620s -- The degeneration of civil society into a state of war 1629--1642 -- Law and 'community' -- The aristocracy, the gentry and the rule of law -- Economic and tenurial relationships -- The household and its members -- The person, the community and the state.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Law--History--England--16th century.
Law--History--England--17th century.
Electronic books.
KD612 / .B76 2008
349.42