The rise and fall of the English ecclesiastical courts, 1500-1860
The first history of ecclesiastical jurisdiction in England that covers the period up to the removal of principal subjects inherited from the Middle Ages. Probate, marriage and divorce, tithes, defamation, and disciplinary prosecutions involving the laity are all covered. All disappeared from the ch...
| Subtitles: | The Rise & Fall of the English Ecclesiastical Courts, 1500–1860 |
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2006.
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| In: | Year: 2006 |
| Series/Journal: | Cambridge studies in English legal history
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
England
/ Church judicial system
/ Anglican Church
/ History 1500-1860
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| Further subjects: | B
Ecclesiastical courts ; England ; History
B Ecclesiastical Courts England History B Ecclesiastical Courts (England) History |
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Table of Contents Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
Print version: 9780521869386 |
| Summary: | The first history of ecclesiastical jurisdiction in England that covers the period up to the removal of principal subjects inherited from the Middle Ages. Probate, marriage and divorce, tithes, defamation, and disciplinary prosecutions involving the laity are all covered. All disappeared from the church's courts during the mid-nineteenth century, and were taken over by the royal courts. The book traces the steps and reasons - large and small - by which this occurred. The ecclesiastical courts : structures and procedures -- The business of the courts, 1500-1640 -- Tithe causes -- Wills and testamentary causes -- Defamation suits -- Matrimonial suits and marriage licenses -- Office causes -- The roots of expansion and critical voices -- Charting decline, 1640-1830 -- Explaining decline -- The bills of 1733-1734 -- Snips and repairs : small steps to reform, 1753-1813 -- Royal commissions and early fruits, 1815-1832 -- Reform frustrated -- Reforms thick and fast, 1854-1860 |
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| Item Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) |
| ISBN: | 0511585802 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511585807 |