Law-Making and Society in Late Elizabethan England: The Parliament of England, 1584-1601

By David M. Dean

Book Overview

David Dean's book offers the first detailed account of the last Elizabethan parliaments. Examining a wide range of social and economic issues, law reform, religious and political concerns, Law-Making and Society in Late Elizabethan England addresses the importance of parliament both as a political event and as a legislative institution. David Dean draws on an array of local, corporate and personal archives to reinterpret the legislative history of the period and in doing so, reach a deeper understanding of many aspects of Elizabethan history.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521521858
• ISBN13: 9780521521857
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"