Star Chamber matters : an early modern court and its records

Star Chamber matters an early modern court and its records

An extraordinary court with late medieval roots in the activities of the king’s council, Star Chamber came into its own over the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, before being abolished in 1641 by members of parliament for what they deemed egregious abuses of royal power. Before its demise,...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: University of London. Institute of Historical Research, sponsoring body (sponsoring body)
Other Authors: Kesselring, K. J. (Krista J.), editor (editor), Mears, Natalie, editor
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London 2021
Series:IHR Conference Series
Subjects:
England. > Court of Star Chamber.
England and Wales. > Court of Star Chamber.
Legal history
Great Britain > History > Henry VIII, 1509-1547.
Tudor Britain
legal history
courts
medieval marriage
medieval women
rape
consent
medieval libel
Sir Edward Coke
medieval judge
Jacobean law
popular legalism
marine insurance
fraud
London history
Westminster
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009640136306719

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