Lawyers, Litigation & English Society Since 1450

by Christopher Brooks

Legal history has usually been written in terms of writs and legislation, and the development of legal doctrine. Christopher Brooks, in this series of essays roughly half of which are previously unpublished, approaches the law from two different angles: the uses made of courts and the fluctuations in the fortunes of the legal profession. Based on extensive original research, his work has helped to redefine the parameters of British legal history,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1852851562
• ISBN13: 9781852851569
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.7"