Brooks, C. W. <br/><br/>
Law, politics and society in early modern England  [electronic resource] / 
Christopher W. Brooks. 
 - Cambridge ;  New York :  Cambridge University Press,  2008. 
 - xii, 456 p. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 433-442) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Law--History--England--16th century.<br/>Law--History--England--17th century.
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KD612  / .B76 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>349.42