Roman canon law in Reformation England /

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Author / Creator:Helmholz, R. H.
Imprint:Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1990.
Description:xxiv, 209 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
Series:Cambridge studies in English legal history
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1031348
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ISBN:0521381916
Notes:"Expanded and revised version of the Maitland lectures, delivered in Cambridge during the Lent term of 1987"--Pref.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:In this book one of the world's foremost legal historians draws upon the evidence of the canon law, court records and the English common-law system to demonstrate the extent to which, contrary to received wisdom, Roman canon law survived in England after the upheavals of the Protestant Reformation. R. H. Helmholz provides an extensive examination of the manuscript records of the ecclesiastical courts and professional literature of the English civilians. Rebutting the views of Maitland and others, he shows how English looked to the Continent for guidance and authority in administering the system of justice they had inherited from the Middle Ages. Intellectual links between England and the Continent are shown to have survived the Reformation and the abolition of papal jurisdiction. The extent to which papal material was still used in England during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries will interest all readers and surprise many.
Item Description:"Expanded and revised version of the Maitland lectures, delivered in Cambridge during the Lent term of 1987"--Pref.
Physical Description:xxiv, 209 p. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0521381916