The Somerset Diocese, Bath and Wells
The Somerset Diocese, Bath and Wells

Author: William Hunt

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781019862827

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This book is a historical account of the Somerset Diocese, Bath and Wells. The book provides an insight into the religious and cultural practices of the time and is a must-read for anyone interested in English history and culture. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Somerset Diocese, Bath and Wells (Classic Reprint)
The Somerset Diocese, Bath and Wells (Classic Reprint)

Author: William Hunt

Publisher:

Published: 2015-08-05

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 9781332197828

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Excerpt from The Somerset Diocese, Bath and Wells My thanks are due to the Commissioners on Historical Manuscripts for allowing me to see, while yet in the press, the Calendars of the Wells Chapter Records, drawn up by the Rev. J. A. Bennett, rector of South Cadbury, to whom, also, I would express my thanks for his ready permission to use his work, and for much other help. Had I seen these interesting Calendars earlier my labour would have been lighter, and the result probably more satisfactory. To the Right Reverend Bishop Hobhouse, D. D., who has most kindly supplied me with much matter from manuscripts at Wells, to the Rev. C. M. Church, Canon of Wells, to E. Green, Esq., to the Rev. J. Hardman, LL. D., and other clergy of the diocese, I am indebted for help of various kinds, and especially for extracts from unpublished documents. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The King's Felons
The King's Felons

Author: Margaret McGlynn

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2023-03-10

Total Pages: 401

ISBN-13: 0192887688

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The King's Felons examines the subtle but intentional development of criminal confinement as an alternative to capital punishment in early Tudor England. As the judicial establishment looked for ways to enhance law and order without provoking political opposition, they increasingly turned to two traditional mitigations of criminal punishment: benefit of clergy and sanctuary. Often reviled as corrupt clerical rights which served to undermine secular authority and the rule of law, benefit of clergy and sanctuary in fact provided the justices with room to manoeuvre, allowing them to punish a larger number of felons less harshly while avoiding political scrutiny. The King's Felons explores the evolution of this approach over a period of sixty years, allowing us to see not only the internal development of both law and process, but the ways in which the judicialsystem responded to external pressures.The dissolution of the monasteries between 1536 and 1540, together with the steady erosion of the wealth and power of the bishops, meant that the institutional and financial foundations on which the justices built this system began to crumble as it was reaching fruition. Over the next two decades they scrambled, with limited success, to secure some small vestiges of the system they had built. The epilogue connects the state of the system in the aftermath of this collapse to our existingunderstanding of the system in the later part of the century.Providing the first detailed study of criminal justice in the early Tudor period, The King's Felons highlights the role of the Church in the administration of criminal justice and reframes our understanding of many significant acts of the Reformation parliament. This book is a must-read for students and scholars of Tudor history, legal historians and those interested in the role of the church with regard to politics, law, and crime.