English Law in the Age of the Black Death, 1348-1381: A Transformation of Governance and Law
(Part of the Studies in Legal History Series)
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Robert Palmer's pathbreaking study shows how the Black Death triggered massive changes in both governance and law in fourteenth-century England, establishing the mechanisms by which the law adapted to social needs for centuries thereafter. The Black Death killed one-third of the English population between 1348 and 1351. To preserve traditional society, the king's government aggressively implemented new punitive legal remedies as a mechanism for social...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0807849545
ISBN13:9780807849545
Release Date:February 2001
Publisher:University of North Carolina Press
Length:468 Pages
Weight:2.10 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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