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Book SynopsisThis, the first volume to appear in the landmark new Oxford History of the Laws of England series, covers the years 1483 - 1558, a period of immense social, political, and intellectual change, which profoundly affected the law and its workings.
Trade ReviewThis volume of The Oxford History of the Laws of England, the first of twelve volumes to appear in print, is a remarkable achievement. A work of vast erudition, based on exhaustive research in the manuscript as well as printed sources, it provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of the law during the early Tudor period while also presenting a unifying thesis that is rare in works of this sort. To the extent that the volume incorporates much of Baker's earlier scholarship, it also serves as a monument to his unrivaled contribution to the field of early modern English legal history. * Brian P. Levack, Law and History Review Vol 23, No. 3 *
There can be no doubt that this series will stand as an enduring testament to the sheer fecundity of the contemporary study of English legal history. * Law Quarterly Review *
Despite the mass of scholarship shoe-horned into its pages, great care has been taken that this volume should be reasonably accessible to non-specialists and it is ... an excellent volume. * Law Quarterly Review *
Table of ContentsPreface ; Contents ; Abbreviations ; Table of Cases ; Table of Statutes ; I. English Law and the Renaissance ; II. The Constitution ; III. Courts ; IV. Civil Proceedure and Pleading ; V. The Legal Profession and its Learning ; VI. Criminal Law and Procedure ; VII. Persons ; VIII. The Law of Property ; IX. The Law of Torts ; X. The Law of Contract ; Bibliography ; Index of People and Places ; Index of Matters
