Thomas More's trial by jury : a procedural and legal review with a collection of documents /
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| Imprint: | Woodbridge : Boydell Press, 2011. |
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| Description: | xvii, 240 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Subject: | More, Thomas, -- Sir, Saint, -- 1478-1535 -- Trials, litigation, etc. More, Thomas, -- Saint, -- 1478-1535. Trials (Treason) -- England -- History -- 16th century. Trials (Treason) England. History. Trial and arbitral proceedings. Trials, litigation, etc. |
| Format: | Print Book |
| Local Note: | Includes contribution by R. Helmholz. |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8509725 |
Table of Contents:
- List of Contributors
- The Official Records of the Trial
- The Indictment
- The Conduct of the Trial
- The First Part of the Accusation: Silence
- The Second and Third Parts: Collusion with Fisher
- The Last Part of the Indictment: More's Alleged Statement to Richard Rich
- The Jury's Verdict
- Post-Verdict Events: Alternative Versions
- Jury System vs. Inquisitorial System
- Conclusion
- Preface
- 2. Natural Law and the Trial of Thomas More
- Introduction
- The Right to Silence
- The Necessity of Proof
- The Rights of Conscience
- The Invalidity of die Henrician Statute
- Conclusion
- 3. A Guide to Thomas More's Trial for Modern Lawyers
- Introduction
- Jurisdiction
- Thomas More in History
- Substantive Law of Treason and More's Defenses
- Arrest and Detention
- Grand Jury/Indictment
- Arraignment/Plea
- Role of Petty Jury
- Role of Judges
- Trial Rights and Practice
- Post-Trial Rights and Practice
- More's Initial Refusal of the Oath of Succession and His Final Argument at Trial
- 4. Thomas More's Three Prison Letters Reporting on His Interrogations
- The Background to the Trial
- Overview
- Letter of c. April 17, 1534
- Letter of May 2 or 3, 1535
- Letter of June 3, 1535
- Recapitulation
- Appendix: Interrogations of Thomas More between April 13, 1534 and June 14, 1535
- 5. Judicial Commentary on Thomas More's Trial
- Preliminary Comment
- Michael Tugendhat Round Table
- Appendix 1. Documents
- The Trial
- 1. Act of Recognizing Henry VIII as Supreme Head of the Church in England (Nov.-Dec. 1534)
- 2. Act of Treasons (Nov.-Dec. 1534)
- 3. Trial of Charterhouse Priors Houghton, Webster, and Lawrence and 140 the Bridgettine Monk Reynolds, April 23-29, 1535 (Bag of Secrets)
- 4. More's Letter of May 2/3, 1535
- 5. Tower Interrogation of More, June 3, 1535
- 6. More's Letter of June 3, 1535
- 7. Trial of Charterhouse Monks Middlemore, Exmew, and Newdigate, June 1-11, 1535 (Bag of Secrets)
- 8. Interrogations of Tower Servants, June 7-11, 1535
- 9. Richard Rich's Report on Thomas More, June 12, 1535
- 10. Tower Interrogation of Fisher, June 12, 1535
- Abbreviations
- 11. Tower Interrogations of Fisher and More, June 14, 1535
- 12. Trial of Bishop Fisher, June 1-17, 1535 (Bag of Secrets)
- 13. Cromwell's Rembrances, c. June 18, 1535
- 14. Henry VIII's Order to Publicize the Guilt of Fisher and More, 169 June 25, 1535
- 15. More's Trial, June 26-July 1, 1535 (Bag of Secrets)
- 16. More's Indictment
- 17. Guildhall Report
- 18. Spelman's Report
- 19. Pole's Account
- 20. Roper's Account
- Chronology
- Appendix 2. Thomas More's Trial: Docudrama
- Bibliography
- Index
- 1. A Procedural Review of Thomas More's Trial
- Introduction
