eBook Magna Carta: a commentary on the great charter of King John : with an historical introduction. ePub

No serious attempt has yet been made to supersede, or even adequately to supplement, the works of Coke and Richard Thomson, published respectively in 1642 and 1829, and now hopelessly out of date.

He later held the Chair of Conveyancing at the University of Glasgow from 1916 until 1927.

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Many books have been written on Magna Carta but this 1914 volume from a professor at Glasgow University is still .

Many books have been written on Magna Carta but this 1914 volume from a professor at Glasgow University is still the starting point. Before the unwary wade into the continuing controversy over the meaning of the Great Charter, they should read this to get a good grounding in the document itself. One person found this helpful.

Regarded by many as the classic work and primary source on Magna Carta this 1914 book from Professor William Sharp Mckechnie is a timely and essential introduction to the understanding of the historical background, origins and circumstances of "The Great Charter of th. .

Regarded by many as the classic work and primary source on Magna Carta this 1914 book from Professor William Sharp Mckechnie is a timely and essential introduction to the understanding of the historical background, origins and circumstances of "The Great Charter of the Liberties of England".

Author: McKechnie, William Sharp. Note: Glasgow, J. Maclehose and sons, 1914. Subject: Magna Carta. Subject: Constitutional history.

Magna Carta Libertatum) is a document sealed by the hand of King John of.

Magna Carta Libertatum) is a document sealed by the hand of King John of England granting his subjects certain privileges and rights. So on the eve of accepting the Great Charter John found himself in isolation from almost all of his subjects. illustrious men William Marshal, earl of Pembroke, William, earl of Salisbury, William, earl of Warenne, William, earl of Arundel, Alan of Galloway (constable of Scotland), Waren Fitz Gerold, Peter Fitz Herbert, Hubert De Burgh (seneschal of Poitou), Hugh de Neville, Matthew Fitz Herbert, Thomas Basset, Alan Basset, Philip d’Aubigny, Robert of Roppesley, John Marshal, John Fitz Hugh, and.

Author: William Sharp McKechnie; Category: UK and Ireland; Length: 548 Pages; Year: 1914

Author: William Sharp McKechnie; Category: UK and Ireland; Length: 548 Pages; Year: 1914. The last eight years have been fertile in discussions on the form and contents, the historical setting, and the constitutional value of the Great Charter.

William Sharp McKechnie.