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Lectures On The Constitution And Laws Of England: With A Commentary On Magna Charta, And Illustrations Of Many Of The English Statutes

Lectures On The Constitution And Laws Of England: With A Commentary On Magna Charta, And Illustrations Of Many Of The English Statutes

Stoughton Sullivan, Francis

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Genealogy & HeraldryGeneral LawBritish History

ISBN10: 9354484751
ISBN13: 9789354484759
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 15 2021
Pages: 464
Weight: 2.35
Height: 0.94 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Power, liberty, and law meet on the parchment of Magna Charta and echo through every page of England's constitution. Law began as living memory. In these lucid lectures on English law, Francis Stoughton Sullivan, an eighteenth-century master of legal scholarship, unfolds the medieval English constitution, the growth of Parliament, and the origins of common law with rare clarity and depth. At once history and argument, this classic legal treatise guides readers through an authoritative Magna Carta commentary and a sweeping history of English statutes that shaped the modern British state. Sullivan's lectures move from feudal tenures and royal prerogative to trial by jury, parliamentary privilege, and the slow emergence of civil liberties, offering a vivid English constitutional law text that reads like early Blackstone style commentaries. For law students seeking a powerful study aid, and for historians of British law exploring the roots of the medieval English constitution, his careful exposition connects principles to the political struggles that forged them, making legal doctrine intelligible as lived history. An important contribution to eighteenth century legal scholarship, Sullivan's work stands among the enduring English legal history classics, a bridge between medieval charters and the constitutional thought of the modern era. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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