The Inns of Court under Elizabeth I and the early Stuarts, 1590-1640 / Wilfred R. Prest, University of Adelaide.

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.

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KD502 .P74 2023

Second edition.

9781108845380 hardcover
110884538X hardcover
9781108958141 paperback
1108958141 paperback
9781108955737 electronic publication
9781108962605 electronic book

xii, 319 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

(OCoLC)1343161474

"The Tudor and Stuart inns of court were major centres of learning and literature, as well as professional associations of practising lawyers. This book sketches the evolution of the inns from their medieval origins and traces the dramatic impact of the societies' rapid expansion through the Elizabethan era and beyond. Prest's comprehensive study based on original sources surveys the structure and functions of the inns, outlining key aspects, from tensions between junior and senior members to the nature and effectiveness of their educational role. Its lively prose locates the inns within the cultural, political, religious, and social context of Shakespearean and pre-civil war England. This corrected and revised second edition of a classic work addresses recent scholarship on the early modern inns of court and includes a new chapter introducing the book to 21st-century readers"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online version: Prest, Wilfred R. Inns of Court under Elizabeth I and the early Stuarts, 1590-1640 Second Edition. Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2022 9781108955737 (DLC) 2022031369

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