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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      05 June 2012
      28 February 1997
      ISBN:
      9781139170512
      9780521434454
      9780521589963
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139170512
      Dimensions:
      (216 x 138 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.355kg, 216 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (216 x 138 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.358kg, 216 Pages
      • Series:
      Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
      Subjects:
      British History after 1450, History, Politics and International Relations, Texts in Political Thought, History of Ideas and Intellectual History
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    Series:
    Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
    Subjects:
    British History after 1450, History, Politics and International Relations, Texts in Political Thought, History of Ideas and Intellectual History
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    Sir John Fortescue CJKB (c.1395–c.1477) was undoubtedly the foremost English political scientist of the fifteenth century. This convenient volume brings together for the first time new editions of his two major works - In Praise of the Laws of England and The Governance of England - with references and suggestions for further reading for the student. In her introduction, Shelley Lockwood presents a clear reassessment of the work of John Fortescue and places these key texts in their historical and intellectual contexts. These works, arguably the earliest in English political thought, were written from the perspective of a self-consciously analytical and highly experienced lawyer and government official during a time of war and political upheaval. They form a coherent argument for justice against tyranny and afford unique insights into the law and governance of fifteenth-century England.

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