The Reinvention of Magna Carta 1216–1616
Author:   John Baker (University of Cambridge)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9781107187054


Pages:   622
Publication Date:   26 January 2017
Format:   Hardback
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The Reinvention of Magna Carta 1216–1616


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Author:   John Baker (University of Cambridge)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.90cm , Height: 4.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.030kg
ISBN:  

9781107187054


ISBN 10:   1107187052
Pages:   622
Publication Date:   26 January 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

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.

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'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 '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


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Sir John Baker taught at the University of Cambridge from 1971 to 2011, latterly as Downing Professor of the Laws of England. He also served for thirty years as Literary Director of the Selden Society and was knighted for services to legal history in 2003. He is the author of Collected Papers on English Legal History (Cambridge, 2013) and Introduction to English Legal History (4th edition, 2002).

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