The Coroners of Northern Britain C. 1300-1700

by Rab Houston

For the last 800 years coroners have been important in England's legal and political landscape, best known as investigators of sudden, suspicious, or unexplained death. In contrast, historians have largely ignored, misunderstood, or dismissed the office of coroner in Scotland. Contrary to popular belief, Scotland had coroners, but their functions were quite different from their English namesakes. Against the background of the coroner's role in historic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 113738106X
• ISBN13: 9781137381064
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
• Length: 123 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"