The Rise and Fall of the English Ecclesiastical Courts, 1500–1860
Part of Cambridge Studies in English Legal History
- Author: R. B. Outhwaite, University of Cambridge
- Date Published: January 2007
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- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521869386
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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.
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'The virtue of the work under review is its comprehensive nature. It is a general history, summarizing the available evidence from all sources and offering critical commentary on previous historical work. It reads well, is full of valuable information, and will be an essential work of reference to any historian whose work touches on the ecclesiastical courts.' Law and History Review
See more reviews'…a valuable work of reference which researchers amongst ecclesiastical records will need to consult.' Northern History
'This stimulating concise introduction will be essential reading for anybody interested in the history of the church courts.' Journal of Ecclesiastical History
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- Date Published: January 2007
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521869386
- length: 212 pages
- dimensions: 222 x 145 x 17 mm
- weight: 0.412kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Abbreviations
Table of parliamentary statutes
1. The ecclesiastical courts: structures and procedures
2. The business of the courts, 1500–1640
3. Tithe causes
4. Wills and testamentary causes
5. Defamation
6. Matrimonial litigation and marriage licenses
7. Office causes
8. The roots of expansion and critical voices
9. Charting decline, 1640–1830
10. Explaining decline
11. The Bills of 1733–1734
12. Snips and repairs: small steps to reform, 1753–1813
13. Royal commissions and early fruits, 1815–1832
14. Reform frustrated
15. Reforms thick and fast, 1854–1860.
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