Our Legal Heritage - King AEthelbert, 596 to King George III, 1775

This book on English legal history is a primer; one may read it without prior knowledge of history or law. It looks at history through the laws, which do not lend themselves to interpretation, as does conventional history. Included are law codes of K ... Read more

This book on English legal history is a primer; one may read it without prior knowledge of history or law. It looks at history through the laws, which do not lend themselves to interpretation, as does conventional history. Included are law codes of Kings AEthelbert, Alfred, Cnut, and Henry I; the Magna Carta; and the statutes of England relevant to English life, but excluding such topics as Scottish affairs and wars with Ireland. Ending in 1776, it is the legal heritage that the United States received from England. Less