England Court Of Common Pleas

The Court of Common Pleas in Fifteenth Century England

• Author(s): Margaret Hastings

• Categories: Courts

• Type: Book
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• Published: 1947
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• Publisher: Unknown

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The History of the Common Law of England

• Author(s): Matthew Hale

• Categories: Civil law

• Type: Book
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• Published: 1820
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• Publisher: Unknown

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Sir Edward Coke and the Elizabethan Age

• Author(s): Allen D. Boyer

• Categories: History

• Type: Book
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• Published: 2003
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• Publisher: Stanford University Press

Sir Edward Coke (1552-1634), the first judge to strike down a law, gave us modern common law by turning medieval common law inside-out. Through his resisting strong-minded kings, he bore witness for judicial independence. Coke is the earliest judge still cited routinely by practicing lawyers. This book breaks new ground as the first scholarly biography of Coke, whose most recent general biography appeared in 1957, and draws revealingly on Coke's own papers and notebooks. The book covers Coke’s early life and career, to the end of the reign of Elizabeth I in 1603 (a second volume will cover Coke’s career under James I and Charles I). In particular, this book highlights Coke's close connection with the Puritans of England; his learning, legal practice, and legal theory; his family life and ambitious dealings; and the treason cases he prosecuted.

Lists and Indexes

• Author(s): Great Britain. Public Record Office

• Type: Book
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• Published: 1897
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• Publisher: Unknown

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The Formation of English Common Law

• Author(s): John Hudson

• Categories: History

• Type: Book
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• Published: 2014-06-11
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• Publisher: Routledge

During the Anglo-Norman period a concept of law developed, binding ruler and ruled alike and which was based on custom common throughout the country. This was Common Law and it was from this that subsequent law developed. John Hudson's text is an introductory survey of Common Law for students and other non-specialist readers. Certain aspects of medieval law such as its feuds, its ordeals and its outlaws are well known, this text shows how these aspects fitted in to the system as a whole, considers its Anglo-Saxon origins, the influence of the Norman invaders and later administrative reforms. The events and legal processes also throw light on the society, politics and thought of the times.