Images and Cultures of Law in Early Modern England : Justice and Political Power, 1558-1660 (Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History)
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'This revealing work offers an original interpretation of early legal culture and emphasises the historic powers of the Inns of Court.' The Times
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Examining aspects of law, history, art, drama and literature, this study represents an original interpretation of a hidden culture: the arcane world of the early modern legal community, and its attempts to restrict governmental power during the period 1558 to 1660. Based at the Inns of Court in London, the legal profession regulated every aspect of its members' lives--dress, consumption, education, worship, entertainment, and even their dwellings--to represent the order of an ideal commonwealth, which it offered as a model for the government of the English State.
Images and Cultures of Law in Early Modern England : Justice and Political Power, 1558-1660 (Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History)
Images and Cultures of Law in Early Modern England : Justice and Political Power, 1558-1660 (Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History),Paul Raffield,Anthony Fletcher,John Guy,John Morrill,Cambridge University Press,0521827396,Europe - Great Britain - General,Law,Legal History,Legal Profession,Legal Reference / Law Profession,Modern - 16th Century,British & Irish history: c 1500 to c 1700,English law: constitutional & administrative,Law / Legal History,Literary studies: 16th to 18th centuries,Social history,United Kingdom, Great Britain
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