| The Rise and Fall of the English Ecclesiastical Courts, 1500-1860 Contributor(s): Outhwaite, Richard B. (Author), Helmholz, Richard H. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0521869382 ISBN-13: 9780521869386 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $131.10 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2007 Annotation: The first history of ecclesiastical jurisdiction in England that covers the period up to the removal of principal subjects inherited from the Middle Ages. Probate, marriage and divorce, tithes, defamation, and disciplinary prosecutions involving the laity are all covered. All disappeared from the church's courts during the mid-nineteenth century, and were taken over by the royal courts. The book traces the steps and reasons - large and small - by which this occurred. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Law | Legal History - Religion | Christianity - History |
| Dewey: 262.909 |
| LCCN: 2007273235 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in English Legal History |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 6.44" W x 8.76" (0.91 lbs) 212 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles - Religious Orientation - Christian - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
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Contributor Bio(s): Outhwaite, R. B.: - Late Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. |