Our Legal Heritage: King AEthelbert - King George III, 600 A.D. - 1776 / June 2011 (Sixth) Edition

A concise primer tracing the development of English law from early Anglo-Saxon codes through the eighteenth century, explaining how the common law, jury trials, Magna Carta provisions, and the emergence of attorneys shaped legal practice. Organized chronologically, each chapter is divided into The Times, The Law, and Judicial Procedure to place doctrines in social and procedural context. It summarizes statutes, court practices, and doctrinal building blocks such as land law, equity, trusts, contract, criminal prosecution, and habeas corpus, and provides practical examples and conversions of historical monetary units. Intended as an accessible introduction and springboard for further study, it includes a bibliography and appendices in lieu of exhaustive footnotes.