Royal justice and the making of the Tudor Commonwealth, 1485-1547 / Laura Flannigan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Flannigan, Laura, author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in early modern British history.

Cambridge studies in early modern British history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Justice, Administration of--England--History--16th century.

Justice, Administration of.

Great Britain--History--Henry VIII, 1509-1547.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--History--Henry VII, 1485-1509.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 304 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2024.

Summary:

The dawn of the Tudor regime is one of most recognisable periods of English history. Yet the focus on its monarchs' private lives and ministers' constitutional reforms creates the impression that this age's major developments were isolated to halls of power, far removed from the wider populace. This book presents a more holistic vision of politics and society in late medieval and early modern England. Delving into the rich but little-studied archive of the royal Court of Requests, it reconstructs collaborations between sovereigns and subjects on the formulation of an important governmental ideal: justice. Examining the institutional and social dimensions of this point of contact, this study places ordinary people, their knowledge and demands at the heart of a judicial revolution unfolding within the governments of Henry VII and Henry VIII. Yet it also demonstrates that directing extraordinary royal justice into ordinary procedures created as many problems as it solved.

Contents:

Chapter 6 'Your Poor Orator': Petitioning the King

Part III Delivering and Contesting Justice

Chapter 7 Before the King's Most Honourable Council

Chapter 8 Answers and Arguments

Chapter 9 'A Final Peax': Passing Judgment

Conclusion: Justice and the Tudor Commonwealth

Appendix Personnel in the Court of Requests, 1493-1547

Bibliography

Index

Cover

Half-title page

Series page

Title page

Copyright page

Dedication

Contents

List of Figures and Tables

Acknowledgements

Note on the Text

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

Part I The New Justice System

Chapter 1 The Principle and Problem of Justice

Chapter 2 Conciliar Justice at Centre and Periphery

Chapter 3 'Travailing between the Prince and Petitioners': The Court of Requests

Part II Seeking and Requesting Justice

Chapter 4 Geography and Demography

Chapter 5 Disputes and Dispute Resolution

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 03 Nov 2023).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-009-37134-7

9781009371346

1009371347

9781009371322

1009371320

9781009371377

1009371371