Roman Canon La in Reformation England [Hardcover]

Both a companion to and development of Maitland's celebrated Roman Canon Law in Medieval England.R. H. Helmholz, one of the world's foremost legal historians, here draws upon the evidence of the canon law, court records and the English common-law system to demonstrate the surprising extent to which Roman law survived in England after the upheavals of the Protestant Reformation.R. H. Helmholz, one of the world's foremost legal historians, here draws upon the evidence of the canon law, court records and the English common-law system to demonstrate the surprising extent to which Roman law survived in England after the upheavals of the Protestant Reformation.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. Clearly and elegantly written, this study is both a companion to and development of Maitland's celebrated Roman Canon Law in Medieval England. It will be of great interest not only to legal and ecclesiastical specialists but to any reader seeking a wider understanding of the constitutional and intellectual context in which the English Reformation developed.Preface; List of abbreviations; Table of statutes; Table of cases; 1. The medieval inheritance; 2. The fortunes of ecclesiastical jurisdiction; 3. Developments in law and legal practice; 4. The literature of civilian practice; 5. The civilians and English common law; Appendices; Index. Richard Helmholz is one scholar who is both aware of those riches and skilled in exploiting them, while nimbly avoiding the mines and traps that menace the unwary. Helmholz's earlier book, Marriage Litigation in Medieval England (Cambridge, 1974), has become a classic, and this latest one seems likely to do the same. Roman Canon Law in Reformation England explores a fascinating bodylÃ