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This is one of the first volumes to appear in a landmark new series, The Oxford History of the Laws of England. It traces the history of the reception and role of the canon law in England between 597 and 1649, examining both the establishment of ecclesiastical courts and the heads of jurisdiction within them. Legal practice is viewed against the background of the formal canon law.

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I. The Anglo-Saxon Church ; II. From the Norman Conquest to the Establishment of Consistory Courts ; III. From the Thirteenth Century to the Accession of Elizabeth ; IV. From the Elizabethan Settlement to the Abolition of Episcopacy ; V. Civil Procedure and the Law of Proof ; VI. Monetary Obligations and Economic Regulation ; VII. Testamentary Law and Probate Jurisdiction ; VIII. Tithes and Spiritual Dues ; IX. Churches and the Clergy ; X. Marriage and Divorce ; XI. Defamation ; XII. The Criminal Law

The Oxford History of the Laws of England Volume I The Canon Law and Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction from 597 to the 1640s The Oxford History of the Laws of England Series ISBN 0199613524

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    View other formats and editions of The Oxford History of the Laws of England Volume I The Canon Law and Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction from 597 to the 1640s The Oxford History of the Laws of England Series ISBN 0199613524 by R. H. Helmholz

    Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
    Publication Date: 1/22/2004 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780198258971, 978-0198258971
    ISBN10: 0198258976
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    European history: medieval period, middle ages Law Systems of law: ecclesiastical Christianity

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    This is one of the first volumes to appear in a landmark new series, The Oxford History of the Laws of England. It traces the history of the reception and role of the canon law in England between 597 and 1649, examining both the establishment of ecclesiastical courts and the heads of jurisdiction within them. Legal practice is viewed against the background of the formal canon law.

    Table of Contents
    I. The Anglo-Saxon Church ; II. From the Norman Conquest to the Establishment of Consistory Courts ; III. From the Thirteenth Century to the Accession of Elizabeth ; IV. From the Elizabethan Settlement to the Abolition of Episcopacy ; V. Civil Procedure and the Law of Proof ; VI. Monetary Obligations and Economic Regulation ; VII. Testamentary Law and Probate Jurisdiction ; VIII. Tithes and Spiritual Dues ; IX. Churches and the Clergy ; X. Marriage and Divorce ; XI. Defamation ; XII. The Criminal Law

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