The Rise and Fall of the English Ecclesiastical Courts, 1500-1860
(Part of the Cambridge Studies in English Legal History Series)
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The first history of ecclesiastical jurisdiction in England that covers the period up to the removal of principal subjects inherited from the Middle Ages. Probate, marriage and divorce, tithes, defamation, and disciplinary prosecutions involving the laity are all covered. All disappeared from the church's courts during the mid-nineteenth century, and were taken over by the royal courts. The book traces the steps and reasons - large and small - by...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0521869382
ISBN13:9780521869386
Release Date:January 2007
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:212 Pages
Weight:0.91 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.4" x 8.8"
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