This is a fully revised and extended edition of Sir James Holt's classic study of Magna Carta, the Great Charter, which sets the events of 1215 and the Charter itself in the context of the law, politics and administration of England and Europe in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. The book is now published with many corrections and additions, including a new chapter on justice and jurisdiction that provides a fresh approach to the legal provisions of the Charter that were to prove so enduring, along with new appendices on matters as varied as vernacular translations of the Charter and grants of liberties in perpetuity. More Reviews and Recommendations Editorial Reviews - Magna Carta From the Publisher
This is a fully revised and extended edition of Sir James Holt's classic study of Magna Carta, the Great Charter, which sets the events of 1215 and the Charter itself in the context of the law, politics and administration of England and Europe in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. The book is now published with many corrections and additions, including a new chapter on justice and jurisdiction that provides a fresh approach to the legal provisions of the Charter that were to prove so enduring, along with new appendices on matters as varied as vernacular translations of the Charter and grants of liberties in perpetuity. Loading... Features - Magna Carta Table of Contents Table of Contents List of platesPrefacePreface to second editionAcknowledgementsAbbreviations1The Charter and its history12Government and society in the twelfth century233Privilege and liberties504Custom and law755Justice and jurisdiction1236Crisis and civil war1887Quasi Pax2378The quality of the Great Charter2679The achievement of 121529710From distraint to war34711The re-issues and the beginning of the myth378Appendix 1 The meeting at Bury St Edmunds, 1214406Appendix 2 Notification of Thomas count of Perche, February 1215412Appendix 3 Triplex forma pacis413Appendix 4 The 'unknown' charter418Appendix 5 The Articles of the Barons429Appendix 6 Magna Carta, 1215441Appendix 7 Translations of the Charters474Appendix 8 The Twenty-Five barons of Magna Carta, 1215478Appendix 9 The date of the London treaty481Appendix 10 The Oxford Council, 16-23 July 1215484Appendix 11 Select documents illustrative of the history of Magna Carta, 1215490Appendix 12 Magna Carta, 1225501Appendix 13 Charter of the Forest, 1225512Appendix 14 Liberties and perpetuity518References523Index531 All Marketplace (--)
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