Examining the political ideas of common lawyers in early Stuart England and including surveys of the ideas of Sir Edward Coke and John Selden, the book interprets the lawyer's theory of "ancient constitution" and on this basis it provides an interpretation of the basic structure of thought and ideology in pre-Civil War England. In this way the book is able to make a contribution to debates over the ideological origins of the English Revolution.
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Examining the political ideas of common lawyers in early Stuart England and including surveys of the ideas of Sir Edward Coke and John Selden, the book interprets the lawyer's theory of "ancient constitution" and on this basis it provides an interpretation of the basic structure of thought and ideology in pre-Civil War England. In this way the book is able to make a contribution to debates over the ideological origins of the English Revolution.
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