Book Description
An expanded edition of a classic study of the Magna Carta interprets the events of 1215 and the Charter itself in the context of the law, politics and administration of England and Europe in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.
Author : James Clarke Holt
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 44,85 MB
Release : 1992-05-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521277785
An expanded edition of a classic study of the Magna Carta interprets the events of 1215 and the Charter itself in the context of the law, politics and administration of England and Europe in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.
Author : Graeme J. White
Publisher : Gwasg y Bwthyn
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 39,71 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Cheshire (England)
ISBN : 9781905702787
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Publisher : Douglas Richardson
Page : 2635 pages
File Size : 20,73 MB
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ISBN : 1461045207
Author : T. P. Highet
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 43,72 MB
Release : 1960
Category : Cheshire (England)
ISBN :
Author : David Carpenter
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 461 pages
File Size : 16,31 MB
Release : 2015-01-15
Category : History
ISBN : 014196846X
'David Carpenter deserves to replace Sir James Holt as the standard authority, and an unfailingly readable one too.' Ferdinand Mount, TLS 'An invaluable new commentary' Jill Leopore, New Yorker With a new commentary by David Carpenter "No free man shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions, or outlawed or exiled, or deprived of his standing in any other way, nor will we proceed with force against him, or send others to do so, except by the lawful judgment of his equals or by the law of the land." Magna Carta, forced on King John in 1215 by rebellion, is one of the most famous documents in world history. It asserts a fundamental principle: that the ruler is subject to the law. Alongside a new text and translation of the Charter, David Carpenter's commentary draws on new discoveries to give an entirely fresh account of Magna Carta's text, origins, survival and enforcement, showing how it quickly gained a central place in English political life. It also uses Magna Carta as a lens through which to view thirteenth-century society, focusing on women and peasants as well as barons and knights. The book is a landmark in Magna Carta studies. 2015 is the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta's creation - an event which will be marked with exhibitions, commemorations and debates in all the countries over whose constitutions and legal assumptions the shadow of Magna Carta hangs.
Author : Tim Thornton
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 34,50 MB
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 086193248X
The palatinate of Chester survives Tudor centralisation.
Author : Nicholas Vincent
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 30,85 MB
Release : 2012-06-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0191633496
The Magna Carta has long been considered the foundation stone of the British Constitution, yet few people today understand either its contents or its context. This Very Short Introduction introduces the document to a modern audience, explaining its origins in the troubled reign of King John, and tracing the significance of the role that it played thereafter as a totemic symbol of the subject's right to protection against the raw and absolute authority of the sovereign. Drawing upon the great advances that have been made in the past two decades in our understanding of thirteenth-century English history, Nicholas Vincent demonstrates why the Magna Carta continues to be of enormous popular interest. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
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Page : 372 pages
File Size : 28,1 MB
Release : 1925
Category : Cheshire (England)
ISBN :
Author : David Crouch
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 27,5 MB
Release : 2005-11-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 1134977948
David Crouch provides a broad definition of aristorcracy by examining the ways aristocrats behaved and lived between 1000 and 1300. He analyses life-style, class and luxurious living in those years. A distinctive feature of the book is that it takes a British, rather than Anglocentric, view - looking at the penetration of Welsh and Scottish society by Anglo-French ideas of aristocracy.
Author : Stephen D. Church
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 44,92 MB
Release : 2021
Category : History
ISBN : 1783276053
One opens each new volume expecting to find the unexpected - new light on old arguments, new material, new angles. MEDIUM AEVUM