Synopses & Reviews
This book is about trials, civil and criminal, ecclesiastical and secular, in England and Europe between the 13th and the 17th centuries. It provides a rounded view of trials conducted according to different procedures within contrasting legal systems, including English common law and Roman canon law. It considers the judges and juries and the amateur and professional advisers involved in legal processes as well as the offenders brought before the courts, with the reasons for prosecuting them and the defenses they put forward.
Review
"A number of excellent, first-rate contributions have been assembled for this volume." -- Paul Brand, All Souls College, Oxford
Synopsis
This book is about trials, civil and criminal, ecclesiastical and secular, in England and Europe between the 13th and the 17th centuries. It provides a rounded view of trials conducted according to different procedures within contrasting legal systems, including English common law and Roman canon law. It considers the judges and juries and the amateur and professional advisers involved in legal processes as well as the offenders brought before the courts, with the reasons for prosecuting them and the defenses they put forward.
Synopsis
This book is about trials, civil and criminal, ecclesiastical and secular, in England and Europe between the 13th and the 17th centuries.
About the Author
Maureen Mulholland recently retired as Lecturer in Law, University of Manchester.
Brian Pullan is Emeritus Professor of Modern History, University of Manchester.