William Sheppard, Cromwell's Law Reformer

by Nancy L. Matthews

This study presents a full account of Sheppard's employment under Oliver Cromwell's Protectorate as well as an examination of his family background and education, his religious commitment to John Owen's party of Independents and his legal philosophy. An appraisal of all Sheppard's legal works, including those written during the Civil War and the Restoration period, illustrates the overlapping concerns with law reform, religion and politics in his...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521890918
• ISBN13: 9780521890915
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"