Politics and the Bench - The Judges and the Origins of the English Civil War

Although there have been studies of the English revolution, until this book was published in 1971, little attention had been paid to the Long Parliament's attempts to impeach a number of judges.

List of contents

Contents: Part 1: Introduction 1. Introduction 2. Judges and Lawyers 3. The 1620s 4. Projects and Extraordinary Courses 5. Condemnation Part 2: Documents 1-32.

About the author

W. J. Jones was Professor of History at the University of Alberta, Canada.

Summary

Although there have been studies of the English revolution, until this book was published in 1971, little attention had been paid to the Long Parliament’s attempts to impeach a number of judges.

Product details

• Authors: W. J. Jones
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2022
• EAN: 9780367609795
• ISBN: 978-0-367-60979-5
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: English Civil War
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; England, European History, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Modern / 17th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Law Enforcement, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), British & Irish history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, c 1500 to c 1600, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), English Civil War, Civil wars