The Lion and the Throne: The Life and Times of Sir Edward Coke : 1552-1634
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (839 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0316103934 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 672 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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There is no other book quite like this. It is the best introduction I know There is no other book quite like this. It is the best introduction I know of to English law and politics. The dramatic narrative of events that resonate with us today such as the trial of Sir Walter Raleigh for treason and the role of Common Law courts in . A Customer said Entertaining and informative. One of the best books ever written about lawyers, judges and prosecutors. Anyone familier with the legal system will find that little has changed in Entertaining and informative A Customer One of the best books ever written about lawyers, judges and prosecutors. Anyone familier with the legal system will find that little has changed in 400 years. Catherine Bowen was a fine writer and an excellent "popular" historian. Her biography of Lord Cok. 00 years. Catherine Bowen was a fine writer and an excellent "popular" historian. Her biography of Lord Cok. A model of serious popular history Coke was a major figure in Elizabethan and early Stuart England and a champion of the liberties that American has inherited from England's long struggle with feudal power. Bowen tells his story in a fluid, readable style and evokes the strangeness (to our m
But the man who rose to be the Chief Justice of England was eventually dismissed from the bench in disgrace.. He was the prime author of the Petition of Right, so this biography is simultaneously the story of the roots of our form of free government. Sir Edward Coke was perhaps the pre-eminent jurist during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth and King James of England