Magna Carta / J.C. Holt,1922-2014 ; revised and with a new introduction by George Garnett, fellow and tutor of St Hugh's College and Professor of Medieval History, University of Oxford, and John Hudson, professor of Legal History, University of St Andrews and William W. Cook Global Law Professor, University of Michigan Law School.
2015
KD608 .H65 2015 (Mapit)
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Title
Magna Carta / J.C. Holt,1922-2014 ; revised and with a new introduction by George Garnett, fellow and tutor of St Hugh's College and Professor of Medieval History, University of Oxford, and John Hudson, professor of Legal History, University of St Andrews and William W. Cook Global Law Professor, University of Michigan Law School.
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Edition
Third edition.
Imprint
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Description
xxii, 462 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Formatted Contents Note
Introduction
1. The Charter and its history
2. Government and society in the twelfth century
3. Privilege and liberties
4. Custom and law
5. Justice and jurisdiction
6. Crisis and civil war
7. Quasi Pax
8. The quality of the Great Charter
9. The achievement of 1215
10. From distraint to war
11. The re-issues and the beginning of the myth
Appendices
References
Index.
1. The Charter and its history
2. Government and society in the twelfth century
3. Privilege and liberties
4. Custom and law
5. Justice and jurisdiction
6. Crisis and civil war
7. Quasi Pax
8. The quality of the Great Charter
9. The achievement of 1215
10. From distraint to war
11. The re-issues and the beginning of the myth
Appendices
References
Index.
Summary
"A revised edition of J. C. Holt's classic study of Magna Carta, the Great Charter, offering the most authoritative analysis of England's most famous constitutional text. The book sets 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"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 438-446) and index.
Location
STA
Call Number
KD608 .H65 2015
Language
English
ISBN
9781107093164 hardback
1107093163 hardback
9781107471573 paperback
1107471575 paperback
1107093163 hardback
9781107471573 paperback
1107471575 paperback
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