Roman canon law in Reformation England
In this book one of the world's foremost legal historians draws upon the evidence of the canon law, court records and the English common-law system to demonstrate the extent to which, contrary to received wisdom, Roman canon law survived in England after the upheavals of the Protestant Reformat...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
1990.
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| In: | Year: 1990 |
| Reviews: | Roman Canon Law in Reformation England. By R. H. Helmholz. (Cambridge Studies in English Legal History.) Pp. xxiv + 209. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990. £25. 0 521 38191 6 (1991) (Elton, Geoffrey)
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| Series/Journal: | Cambridge studies in English legal history
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| Further subjects: | B
England ; Religion ; 17th century
B England Religion, 17th century B Canon law ; History B Ecclesiastical Law England History B Canon Law History B Ecclesiastical Law (England) History B Ecclesiastical law ; England ; History B England Religion 17th century |
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| Summary: | In this book one of the world's foremost legal historians draws upon the evidence of the canon law, court records and the English common-law system to demonstrate the extent to which, contrary to received wisdom, Roman canon law survived in England after the upheavals of the Protestant Reformation. R. H. Helmholz provides an extensive examination of the manuscript records of the ecclesiastical courts and professional literature of the English civilians. Rebutting the views of Maitland and others, he shows how English looked to the Continent for guidance and authority in administering the system of justice they had inherited from the Middle Ages. Intellectual links between England and the Continent are shown to have survived the Reformation and the abolition of papal jurisdiction. The extent to which papal material was still used in England during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries will interest all readers and surprise many. |
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| Item Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) |
| ISBN: | 0511522576 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511522574 |