"English law is often taught and understood in a non-historical way, but historical context helps us see how many of the ideas and institutions that we think of as being fixed are nothing of the sort. Accessibly written for those new to studying law, this book provides the fascinating 'back story' of how the English common law developed"--
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Prologue: The Man of Law's Tale; 1. The need for legal history; 2. The architects of legal history; 3. The Anglo-Saxon legacy; 4. The Norman Conquest (c. 1066-1154); 5. The father of the common law (c. 1154-1215); 6. The myth of Magna Carta (c. 1215-1272); 7. The English Justinian (c. 1272-1307); 8. The Black Death (c. 1307-1485) ; 9. The Tudor transformation (c. 1485-1603); 10. The Stuart suicide (c. 1603-1649); Epilogue: Destiny of the common law; Afterword.
