The Common Lawyers of Pre-Reformation England: Thomas Kebell: A Case Study

by E.W. Ives

Book Overview

The English common lawyers wielded their greatest influence in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, with names like Fortescue, Littleton and More. In these years they were more than the only organized lay profession: in the infancy of statute, they, more than anyone, shaped and changed the law; they were the managerial elite of the country; they were the single most dynamic group in society. This book is a study of their formative impact...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521072581
• ISBN13: 9780521072588
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 568 Pages
• Weight: 1.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"