Law, Liberty and the Constitution

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Throughout English history the rule of law and the preservation of liberty have been inseparable, and both are intrinsic to England's constitution. This accessible and entertaining history traces thegrowth of the law from its beginnings in Anglo-Saxon times to the present day. It shows how the law evolved from a means of ensuring order and limiting feuds to become a supremely sophisticated dispenser of justice and the primary guardian of civil liberties. This development owed much to the English kings and their judiciary, who, in the twelfth century, forged a unified system of law - predatingt.;Cover; Title; Contents; List of Illustrations; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I Laying Down the Law: 600-1500; 1 The Promulgation of the Law in Anglo-Saxon England; 2 The Enforcement of the Law in Anglo-Saxon England; 3 A Norman Yoke?; 4 Henry II and the Creation of the Common Law; 5 Becket and Criminous Clergy; 6 The Achievement of Henry II; 7 Magna Carta; 8 From Ordeal to Jury; 9 Legal Eagles; Part II Conflict of Laws: 1500-1766; 10 The King's Conscience, the Lord Chancellor's Foot; 11 Star Chamber: Keeping England in Quiet; 12 Torture; 13 The Writ and Charter of Liberty. Cover Title Contents List of Illustrations Abbreviations Introduction Part I Laying Down the Law: 600-1500 1 The Promulgation of the Law in Anglo-Saxon England 2 The Enforcement of the Law in Anglo-Saxon England 3 A Norman Yoke? 4 Henry II and the Creation of the Common Law 5 Becket and Criminous Clergy 6 The Achievement of Henry II 7 Magna Carta 8 From Ordeal to Jury 9 Legal Eagles Part II Conflict of Laws: 1500-1766 10 The King's Conscience, the Lord Chancellor's Foot 11 Star Chamber: Keeping England in Quiet 12 Torture 13 The Writ and Charter of Liberty. 14 Rex Lex v. Lex Rex: Sir Edward Coke15 Oedipus Lex: The Trial of Charles I 16 Free-born John 17 From Restoration to Revolution and Reaction Part III The Transformation of The Law: 1766-1907 18 The Purity of England's Air 19 The Menace of the Mob 20 The Fear of the Felon 21 Garrow's Law? 22 The Tongue of Cicero: Thomas Erskine 23 The Drum Major of Liberty: Henry Brougham 24 The Bonfire of the Inanities: Peel, Public Protection and the Police 25 Lunacy and the Law 26 Necessity Knows No Law 27 The Apollo of the Bar: Edward Marshall Hall Part IV The Rule of Law: 1907-2014. 28 'The Martyrdom of Adolph Beck' and the Creation of the Court of Criminal Appeal29 Liberty Sacrificed to Security 30 Nuremberg and Norman Birkett 31 Wrongs and Rights 32 Deprave and Corrupt: Blasphemy, Obscenity and Oscar Wilde 33 Hanging in the Balance 34 A Murder in Catford 35 The Rule of Law under Threat? Bibliography Index Copyright.