Law-Making and Society in Late Elizabethan England: The Parliament of England, 1584–1601 (Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History) - Hardcover

Dean, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521551080 ISBN 13: 9780521551083

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1996

Synopsis

David Dean's book offers the first detailed account of the last Elizabethan parliaments. Examining a wide range of social and economic issues, law reform, religious and political concerns, Law-Making and Society in Late Elizabethan England addresses the importance of parliament both as a political event and as a legislative institution. David Dean draws on an array of local, corporate and personal archives to reinterpret the legislative history of the period and in doing so, reach a deeper understanding of many aspects of Elizabethan history.

About this title

Review

"...this is a very attractive, well-written book, and it is especially pleasant to have footnotes rather than end notes. ...All in all, highly recommended." Carl G. Ericson, Canadian Journal of History

"...one of the most important contributions to the history of parliament in recent years....This book will be of interest not only to parliamentary and legal historians, but also to social and economic historians." John M. Currin, The Sixteenth Century Journal

"...a large book packed with useful information. This book also has been handsomely produced." Louis A. Knafla, Albion

"...this book will be used as teh legislative equivalent of the History of Parliament Trust's volumes on the members of Elizabeth's House of Commons." Norma Landau, American Historical Review

"This book is a very well-researched, thorough, clearly written, and scholarly study of law-making in late Elizabethan England." Johann P. Sommerville, The American Journal of Legal History

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0521551080
• ISBN 13: 9780521551083
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 332