A short history of English law : from the earliest times to the end of the year 1919 - Jenks, Edward, 1861-1939. (London : Methuen, 1920)
Period I. Before the Norman conquest. Old English law -- Period II. The conquest to the death of Henry III. Sources of the common law -- Feudalism and the land law -- Improved legal procedure -- The law of chattels -- Period III. Edward I to the Commonwealth. The triumph of the King's Courts -- New interests in land -- Rights and methods of alienation -- The law of personal property -- Contract and tort -- Criminal law and procedure -- Civil procedure in the later middle ages -- Period IV. The Restoration to the present day (1660-1911). Modern authorities and the legal profession -- Reform by equity -- Changes in land law -- New forms of personal property -- Contract and tort in modern law -- Reform in the criminal law -- Modern civil procedure.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Keywords: Law -- Great Britain -- History