Sir John Fortescue and the governance of England:

Sir John Fortescue was arguably the most important political thinker of fifteenth-century England. Rising from relative obscurity to become Chief Justice of the King's Bench he progressively assumed a political role as a partisan of the Lancastrain cause during the Wars of the Roses. As Chancel...

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Main Author: Kekewich, Margaret Lucille 1939- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, NY The Boydell Press 2018
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Online Access:Rezension
Summary:Sir John Fortescue was arguably the most important political thinker of fifteenth-century England. Rising from relative obscurity to become Chief Justice of the King's Bench he progressively assumed a political role as a partisan of the Lancastrain cause during the Wars of the Roses. As Chancellor-in-exile to Henry VI he wrote on the lawful succession and in praise of the common law of England. Ultimately making his peace with the Yorkists in 1471, he presented Edward IV with The Governance of England, a treatise that set the tone for debates about the extent of royal and parliamentary power for centuries to come. Demonstrating how England's traditional laws, customs and parliament could ensure that monarchs safeguarded the rights and property of their subjects, his views on these institutions continue to resonate with contemporary debates about England's relationship with Europe and the definition of national identity--back cover
Physical Description:xxiii, 367 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten, Portraits, genealogische Tafeln 24 cm
ISBN:9781783273508

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