Magna Carta uncovered / Anthony Arlidge and Igor Judge
2014, First Edition. Oxford : Hart Publishing. Fine cloth title-blocked copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #380079
ISBN: 9781849465564
Physical description : (xv, 222 pages). Notes : Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents : Magna carta uncovered -- About this book -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- The Authors -- Timeline -- Introduction -- 1. Who Made Magna Carta? -- 2. William Marshal -- 3. What Was Magna Carta? -- 4. Religion -- 5. Rebellion -- 6. Freemen -- 7. Law and Order -- 8. Trial by Peers -- Clauses 39 and 40 -- 9. Taxes -- 10. The King Under the Law -- 11. London and Other Cities -- 12. Commerce -- 13. Robin Hood and the Royal Forests -- 14. Wales and Scotland -- 15. The Charter Restored -- 16. Towards Democracy -- 17. Due Process -- 18. The Charter Survives -- 19. The Rule of Law -- 20. 'Reason of State' -- 21. Ship Money -- 22. Independence of the Jury and the Right to Silence -- 23. Towards an Independent Judiciary -- 24. The Bill of Rights -- 25. Rebellion in America -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: Sources -- Appendix B: The Rebel Barons -- Appendix C: Translation of Magna Carta 1215 -- Appendix D: The Petition of Right 1628 -- Appendix E: Bill of Rights 1689 -- Appendix F: Bill of Rights 1789 (United States) -- Bibliography -- Index.
Subjects : John King of England 1167-1216. John King of England 1167-1216. England Magna Charta.
Price: €60.00