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Sir Edward Coke and the Elizabethan Age by Allen D. Boyer is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Sir Edward Coke (1552-1634), the first judge to strike down a law, gave us modern common law by turning medieval common law inside-out. Through his resisting strong-minded kings, he bore witness for judicial independence. Coke is the earliest judge still cited routinely by practicing lawyers. This book breaks new ground as the first scholarly biography of Coke, whose most recent general biography appeared in 1957, and draws revealingly on Coke's own papers and notebooks. The book covers Coke's early life and career, to the end of the reign of Elizabeth I in 1603 (a second volume will cover Coke's career under James I and Charles I). In particular, this book highlights Coke's close connection with the Puritans of England; his learning, legal practice, and legal theory; his family life and ambitious dealings; and the treason cases he prosecuted.

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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Allen D. Boyer
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Published
2003
Language
EN
ISBN
9781503624207
Category
nonfiction

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